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Gardening: A tomato lover’s 7 tips for growing them big
2 years, 7 months ago

Gardening: A tomato lover’s 7 tips for growing them big

Associated Press  

Tomatoes are not only my favorite backyard crop -- they’re also the most popular among American home gardeners. Seeds for yellow, black, pear-shaped and even giant tomatoes -- which you won’t typically find in the produce aisle -- are readily available in catalogs and many garden centers. I’m so enamored with them that while writing a garden column for Newsday …

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Plants grow in lunar soil for the first time, as NASA plans for life on the Moon
2 years, 7 months ago

Plants grow in lunar soil for the first time, as NASA plans for life on the Moon

ABC  

Scientists have used lunar soil collected during Apollo missions to grow plants for the first time. Key points: Seeds planted in lunar soil sprouted, but the plants ended up stunted NASA is looking into whether astronauts could set up hothouses on the Moon The lunar soil was collected during the Apollo missions The results have been deemed promising enough that …

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How to use plants to keep your house cool this summer
3 years, 1 month ago

How to use plants to keep your house cool this summer

ABC  

After moving into a rental without air conditioning, we sweated through one blistering summer before realising we had to get creative — and learn to use plants to keep our house cool. My partner and I began experimenting with food plants as shade screens two years ago, while renting our little house in urban Tarntanya. Where to position your shade …

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Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they’re fun to grow
3 years, 3 months ago

Filberts or hazelnuts? By whatever name, they’re fun to grow

Associated Press  

Things are getting nutty around my garden. In the past few years, I’ve even joined the squirrels and planted some nuts myself, including chestnuts, heartnuts, pine nuts and hazelnuts. So a few years after that first planting, I planted more hazelnuts, but this time of named varieties — that is, clones selected or bred for bearing large and flavorful nutmeats. …

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Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants
3 years, 9 months ago

Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants

Associated Press  

If you’ve never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year to do it. It’s economical, it allows you to grow varieties you might not be able to buy as transplants, it’s satisfying and it’s easy. GERMINATION To get started with transplants, you’ll need a suitable container and soil. Garden soil, even good garden soil, is …

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Common questions and answers about growing fruit and veggies
3 years, 10 months ago

Common questions and answers about growing fruit and veggies

ABC  

Being in lockdown inspired many of you to start veggie patches last year, some for the very first time. When you're still finding your way, it can be hard to know if you actually need to follow the seedling spacing recommendations when planting on a balcony, or what you're doing wrong if you're lucky enough to have a backyard but …

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How to make a garden: a beginner's guide : The Salt : Life Kit : NPR
4 years, 8 months ago

How to make a garden: a beginner's guide : The Salt : Life Kit : NPR

NPR  

A step-by-step guide to planting an edible garden this spring Enlarge this image Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR My backyard used to be a junkyard: a tragic mix of rubble, tires, pipes, chew toys and glass shards. Work with healthy soil Enlarge this image toggle caption Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky …

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