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Protect Your Garden From Deer Damage
Deer can cause a lot of damage to your garden, but there are ways to prevent or reduce it. Learn about different types of fences, repellents, deterrents and deer-resistant plants that can help you protect your plants from these hungry animals.
Baking Soda in the Garden: Is it Really Harmless?
Also known in many parts of the world as bicarbonate of soda or bicarb soda -- you see it recommended for dozens of uses in the garden. It sounds pretty harmless, but should we be using it around our plants?
Starting Seeds: An Overview
What's the advantage of starting seeds -- especially indoors? What do you need? What do seeds need to germinate> And how can you improve your odds against diseases?
Growing Carrots in Your Garden
Carrots are one of the most popular vegetables to grow in the garden, and you can get them in a range of sizes and a rainbow of colors.
Whacking Tree Trunks and Other Strange Garden Tips
Does hitting the trunk of a tree with a baseball bat or or a stick make it produce more leaves -- or maybe more flowers or fruit? It sounds crazy, but is there anything to it?
Do Comfrey and Other Plants Grab Nutrients Deep in Our Soil?
In permaculture circles, they're called dynamic accumulators -- plants that accumulate above average levels of particular nutrients in their leaves, which we can then add to compost piles, use as mulch or in other ways make the nutrients available to our plants. Do they work?
Humidity and Houseplants - Increasing Humidity Indoors
Humidity doesn't get as much attention as temperature, light and soil moisture, but it can have a big effect on our plants. Many houseplants prefer more humidity than we give them, especially over the winter. What can we do about that?
Growing and Propagating Aloe vera
It's one of the world's most popular houseplants. Easy to grow and easy to propagate -- and maybe even a handy source of some skincare gel.
Why Leaves Change Color (and Why Some Don't Fall)
What makes the leaves of some trees change color? Is there a benefit to the trees? And what about deciduous trees that keep leaves over the winter?
Is it Safe to Use Paper in the Garden?
Many gardeners put paper overtop of a lawn to create a new garden bed. Or add paper to their compost pile. Is it safe?