WATER WISELY

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What’s Up With Watering? All plants need water, and new plants need the most as they’re getting their roots established. But how to water sustainably? We have some ideas: Collect rainwater: Plants love rainwater, so set some 5-gallon buckets out when we’re expecting a good rainfall to collect it or add a rain barrel or…

PLANTING GARLIC AT HOME

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HOW TO PLANT GARLIC Why grow garlic at home? Because its creamy, nut-like, fresh-from-the-garden-flavor is heavenly! Garlic is easy to grow and produces numerous bulbs after a long growing season. It is frost tolerant. Beyond its intense flavor and culinary uses, “the stinking rose” is good in the garden as an insect repellent and has…