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Fall’s The Best Time To Prep Garden Soil For New Plants

Contrary to long-held gardening beliefs, it’s best not to till amendments into the soil. Doing so could damage soil structure, break up valuable fungal threads, kill earthworms and other beneficial insects, and bring weed seeds to the surface.

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Gardening Is Strenuous. How To Go Gentle On Your Body

Gardening is widely regarded as a moderate to strenuous form of exercise. All that bending, lifting, digging and hauling burns calories and builds muscle.

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Cocktail Classics With Variations For Summer Entertaining

The arrival of the summer entertaining season is an excellent excuse for a home bartending refresher. Because like changing a tire and ironing a shirt, crafting a cocktail is one of those skills adults should have at least a passing familiarity with.

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Allergy Alert: Prevent Red, White and Achoo this July 4th

This year, after several years of canceled 4th of July events due to Covid-19, there’s a good chance your town or village will be moving ahead with red, white, and blue festivities.

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June Is Rhubarb Picking Time In The Garden, So Pucker Up

Years ago, when my now-grown daughter Justine was a toddler, we visited a U-pick farm where she plucked plump, ripe strawberries from a field of sprawling plants.

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Don’t Stress Your Plants When Transferring Them From Indoors To An Outdoor Garden

It’s prime planting time in many regions, and gardeners are flocking to garden centers for annuals, and herb and vegetable starter plants. Likewise, those who have grown plants from seeds indoors may be gearing up to transplant them in the garden now.

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