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Weeding Bucket DIY: Simple Solution Makes it Easy to Weed

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The best way to keep your weeds under control is to make weeding easier and more convenient. Here’s all you have to do…Make it a breeze to grab your weeding tools. Yep, it’s that simple! And the best way to do that is to stash a DIY weeding bucket (or two) in your garden right where the weeds are. No more misplaced weeding tools means you’ll save time. And it’ll be easier to weed for a few minutes whenever you spot a few weeds sprouting up between your plants. These buckets have been a game changer for me and my garden, and I know they’ll work for you too!

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Top 21 Free Seed Catalogs in 2024 [Flower + Vegetable Seed Catalogs]

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Nothing helps cure a gardener’s cabin fever like a thick stack of seed catalogs.
As you page through each one, your garden springs to life in your mind’s eye … green shoots poking up through the soil, seedlings soaking up the sun, juicy tomatoes, ripe and ready for backyard dinners. There’s a lot to look forward to in your garden this year, and it all starts with a few good seed catalogs. But how do you know which ones are right for you?

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Rainpoint Sprinkler Timer With WiFi Hub: Honest + Helpful Review

rainpoint 2-zone wi-fi sprinkler timer

Looking for a quality water timer you can control from anywhere with just a few taps on your smartphone or a quick command to Alexa?

In this article, I’ll be reviewing RainPoint’s 2-zone water timer with wifi.

This wireless device has everything you need to control and automate your hose-connected sprinklers: wifi sync, the ability to adjust watering schedules based on local weather conditions, and an intuitive user interface.

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Low Maintenance Gardening

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You want a beautiful garden, but you don’t want to spend all your free time pulling weeds, dragging your hose around from plant to plant, or drowning Japanese beetles in soapy water to keep them off your roses.
Maybe you’re busy with work, a family, and piles of laundry, or you’re getting older and slowing down a bit, or perhaps you just want to join the lazy gardeners’ club.

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Best Seed Starting Setup: Simple DIY Guide Makes it Easy!

seed starting equipment and supplies on a table

Every year I get the same questions from gardeners who want to start plants from seed – What’s the best soil to use? What are the best containers for starting seed indoors? What are the best grow lights? And I’m not surprised… If you’ve never started seeds indoors before or had trouble in the past, choosing the best supplies and equipment can feel intimidating. To answer those questions (and more), I’ve created a list of my favorite seed starting essentials that’ll help you get your seedlings off to a good start this year.

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How to Grow Kale in Your Square Foot Garden [Step-by-Step]

kale growing in a square foot garden

I never understood the appeal of kale until a fellow gardener (who I can only describe as a kale whisperer) showed me his kale.
He had two varieties growing side by side: one was a crinkly leafed, Siberian kale, the other, a Tuscan kale with elongated, bumpy leaves. He pointed out that Siberian kale is very cold hardy, but you must cook the mature leaves it to eat them, while the baby Tuscan is good in salads and tastes a lot like spinach. After plucking a few tender, young leaves and tasting them right there in the garden, I was hooked!

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How to Grow Tons of Fresh Spinach [Even If You Don’t Have Much Space]

spinach growing in a square foot garden

Thanks to the popularity of square foot gardening, the idea of growing food in a small and efficient space has taken hold. And spinach is one of the best vegetables to get you started with square foot gardening. Spinach is an easy-to-grow salad green that produces large yields of vitamin-rich, dark green leaves. Which makes it great for beginning gardeners!

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7 Best Books on Growing Fruit Trees Will Change How You Garden

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Fruit trees are an excellent addition to your yard, but growing them can also feel daunting when you’re new to fruit growing.
The good news is you don’t need a large yard to grow fruit…
With some careful planning, you can grow productive fruit trees in even the smallest backyard.
While some fruit trees are low maintenance and easy to grow, others can be more complicated.
So before you grab a shovel and start digging holes, it pays to spend some time learning about the basics of growing fruit trees.

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The 5 Best Pruning Books: Learn to Prune Like a Pro in 2024!

gardener holding red pruners, pruning plants

Pruning is one of the most essential and yet subtle skills for a gardener to master.
Because there’s more to it than cutting off branches that look diseased or dead. Even small mistakes can have big consequences, and you don’t want your garden to look like Charlie Brown’s tree after he goes to town on it with an ax.
So, having a good pruning book (or two) that covers the plants in your garden is essential.

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