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Choosing Between Types of Pruning Shears
What I love about gardening is that there's always something new to learn—some new experience a friend shared with you to improve the taste of your tomatoes or a trick …
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How to Grow an Authentic Italian Garden
My husband and I both have Italian roots, with my family originating from Rome and his from Ischia. Whenever our conversations get animated, with wild hand gestures and raised voices, …
17 Home-Grown Home Remedies
Growing my own herbs for natural remedies has been a transformative journey for me, one that I stumbled upon pretty unexpectedly. It all began a few years ago when I …
How to Build a Simple Hydroponic System
If you're looking for a way to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs indoors all year round, then hydroponic gardening might be the perfect solution for you! Hydroponics is a type …
How to Create an Edible Perennial Garden
Edible perennial fruits, herbs, and vegetables are the gift that keeps on giving! Unlike annuals or biennials, which must be planted annually or every other year respectively, perennials will return …
Composting in the Winter
When you need some happy thoughts to brighten up a cold winter day, I know what you think of—composting, am I right? OK, so maybe your first thoughts are of …
Gift-Worthy Heirloom Gardening Tools: A Guide to the Best Picks
In today's fast-paced world of technological advancements, the allure of nostalgia often beckons us back to simpler times. This sentiment is perfectly embodied by heirloom gardening tools, cherished for their …
Gifts for Garden Lovers You Can Buy
When the holiday season rolls around, I always have a wish-list of new gardening tools or gadgets. This year I'm vying for this Barebones Hori Hori knife and perhaps another …
How to Keep Gardening in December
Hello December! The weather is getting colder, the holiday decorations are going up, and visions of early spring crops are dancing in your head. …
How to Plant Garlic in the Fall
Garlic is my most-favorite herb of all time. I cook with it daily, and when I found out I had a nightshade sensitivity, I almost had a panic attack in …
