If your cucumbers are doing well and the squash bugs have not gotten to them, you will have an abundance of cukes and may be wondering what to do with them. After all, cucumbers are not used much in cooked dishes, so the recipes are not nearly as plentiful as some other vegetables. The standard …
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Yard & Garden Updates on a Budget
Do you sometimes get bored with your yard & garden? Would you like to update it cheaply? Here are some quick and easy ways to freshen your yard & garden for summer without spending much money. Frugal Update #1: Rearrange Just like you rearrange your furniture inside the house, you can rearrange your garden …
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Prime Day Deals for Thrifty Gardeners
Amazon Prime Day has been extended to last two days and for 48 hours you will find some of the best deals on the internet. Have you been contemplating some gardening purchases? If there are there some things that you’ve been eyeballing but haven’t hit the purchase button, July 15 & 16 could be an …
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Growing Pumpkins
Have you ever dreamed of having a roadside stand and selling you garden produce? Pumpkins are great sellers at Farmers Markets and last fall I bought a big green one to put on my front porch! The farmer told me that it would be great for cooking when I got through using it for decorating. …
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Dealing with Garden Pests
If you are going to garden, you are going to have some competition for all that lovely produce. How should you combat those garden pests? Leaf Footed Nymphs Easily confused with the GOOD guy Assassin bug nymph, this cute tiny monster feeds on soft skinned vegetables and fruit like tomatoes and peaches. Prevention might …
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Rejuvenate that Overwintered Wandering Jew
So last winter, you carefully got your wandering jew inside before the first frost of winter and you kept it in the basement and now the last frost date has passed and it’s time to get that Wandering Jew out of the basement and back out into the yard. But it’s probably looking a little …
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