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Home Garden Tips

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Choosing the Best Location for a Vegetable Garden

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Three Easy Steps to Improve Garden Soil

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Beginner’s Tips to Starting a Vegetable Garden

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Volunteer Plants – Nature’s Unexpected Gifts

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Mushroom Compost: A Complete Guide for Organic Gardeners

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Why Scientific Names Are Important – Botanical Names of Plants

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How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworm

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Organic Gardening Tip: Banana Peels, Coffee Grinds and Eggshells for Composting

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Make a Bee Water Station with Dollar Store Finds

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Easy Landscaping Ideas for a Hill or Slope

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Japanese Beetle Grubs: Identify and Control

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Pruning Crape Myrtle – the Basics

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Where Do Bugs Go in the Winter?

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New Weed Killer Tips Video

What Is Organic Gardening and Why Go Organic?

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How to Grow Asparagus in the Home Garden

Homegrown asparagus is a treat, and if you have enough room to grow it, adding an asparagus bed to the garden offers rewards for years to come. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable. Each year, it sends up new shoots from the crown. The young shoots are harvested while other shoots are left on the plant…

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How to Grow Potatoes in the Home Garden

Who doesn’t love potatoes? Fried, mashed, or baked, potatoes are a staple of most family dinners. If you’ve ever wanted to grow your own, our guide to growing potatoes in the home garden will help you master the art of growing the perfect spud. While potatoes have very specific soil requirements, if given what they…

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners They’ll Love

Are you looking for Christmas gifts for gardeners? This is your holiday gift guide to find the perfect present for that special gardener in your life! I have a lot of experience shopping for Christmas gifts for gardeners, that’s for sure. My dad was an avid gardener, and I delighted in buying him gifts from…

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Beginner-Friendly Easy to Grow Vegetables

Have you ever wanted to start a vegetable garden, but felt completely lost about what to grow? Here at Home Garden Joy, I specialize in making gardening fun and easy for beginners. Sometimes, the gardening information available is scary. It reads like a cross between chemistry class and a foreign language. Well, I’m here to…

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