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Tools of the Trade: Row Cover

Try This Secret of Success Every pursuit has tools that make it easier to be successful. Ask any gardener and they’ll pull out their own favorite tool with a wry grin and and a long story about why you have to have this tool Row Cover is one of my own top secrets of success. I […]

Gardening for Beginners

Try These First Timer Tips If you are a beginner, you’ll soon learn that Gardening is both an art and science….and a bit of luck. You start by reading books and the backs of seed packets. You ask other gardeners and talk to strangers at the garden center. But mostly you observe. You watch what […]

What you Should Never do in your Garden!

Why You Should Always Avoid Wet Soil A bounty of snowfall followed by a warm sunny day has this gardener itching at the bit to get outside and play in the dirt.  A nice wet Spring usually makes for excellent gardening all year, but this is the one time you can ruin your garden, harming […]