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          Gardening Tips

          Here you'll find quick and easy gardening tips to help you avoid mistakes, fix problems, and maximize your harvest in your garden.

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          Gardening Tips

          Shallow vs. Deep Watering: Which is Best for Irrigation?

          One of the most remarkable aspects of gardening is that each one is different from the next, suited to gardeners’ needs, tastes, aesthetics, climate, and general style. The same goes for how people water their gardens. Some of us prefer the old-school spray guns, others use drip irrigation, while some save rainwater and repurpose it to water their plants. If you’re wondering which style is best for irrigation, join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses the differences between shallow and deep watering.

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          The Right Way to Use Hydrogen Peroxide in the Garden

          Have you been hearing about various ways to use hydrogen peroxide in the garden? You may be surprised to learn that, more often than not, it’s not actually that effective or affordable. There are better, cheaper DIY methods. Plant biologist Emily Estep will explain the right way to use hydrogen peroxide in the garden, revealing superior techniques.

          Close up of greenstalk planters with flowering Gomphrena globosa serres plants in the garden.

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          17 Crops to Plant In Your Greenstalk Planter This Labor Day

          An easy way to incorporate late-season crops into the rotation is with a Greenstalk planter. These vertical arrangements save space while allowing plenty of growing room. Grow your vegetables vertically with easy watering and planting pockets. Here, garden expert Katherine rowe explores crops to plant this Labor Day while saving space (and effort!).

          A view of a backyard overgrown with grass and invasive plants, surrounded by a wooden fence, in need of revitalization to rewild the space.

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          How to Rewild Your Backyard in 7 Easy Steps

          Invite wildlife back into your backyard using these simple steps! Whether you’ve got a balcony or an acre, these tips help growers bring native plants and animals back into our ecosystems. Join native plant gardener Jerad Bryant in rewilding the most common space, our homes.

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          What Are Fairy Rings, and What Do They Mean For Your Garden?

          Have you ever walked outside one day shortly after a rain and seen a large, circular ring of mushrooms growing in your lawn or garden? Fairy rings evoke images of magic and mystery but what exactly are they? In this article, gardening (and mushroom) enthusiast Liessa Bowen dives into the realm of the fairy rings to demystify these other-worldly occurrences.

          Deemed as one of the crops plant in August, a person is placing artichoke saplings in dark brown soil with a metal watering can in the background

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          11 Crops To Plant In August

          August brings simultaneous harvesting and selective planting. When it comes to crops to start in August, the best ones bridge warm late-summer temperatures and extend into cooler days and nights. So, what’s the Epic Gardening team planting in our late summer gardens? Join gardener Katherine Rowe to learn what Kevin and the expert crew select as August favorites for late-season crops.

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          How to Use Chelated Iron in the Garden

          Although gardeners often apply nitrogen and potassium fertilizers to plants, they sometimes overlook micronutrients like iron. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn about iron fertilizers and how chelated iron can help your plants.

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          11 Garden Tasks To Do In August

          There’s still plenty of summer to enjoy, with harvests, flowers, and buzzing birds and pollinators. Late summer is a time of managing water and plant health, weeding out unwanted volunteers, and shaping leggy, ragged stems. It’s also an opportunity to make plans for the coming cool season. Learn about August garden maintenance with gardening expert Katherine Rowe to extend the season.