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Watermelon in the Home Garden

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Jonathan Apples: What Are They and How to Grow Them

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How to Tell When Cantaloupe Is Ripe

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How to Grow Cantaloupe

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Growing Strawberry Plants

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Simple Method for Propagating Peach Trees from Softwood Cuttings

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Can You Grow a Lemon Tree from a Seed?

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Growing Fig Trees in Virginia

Growing Ground Cherries

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What Causes Deformed Strawberries?

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How to Plant a Peach Tree

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Backyard Garden Design Ideas: Landscaping with Edibles

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Growing Figs in My Backyard – an Update

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Easy Ways to Save Cantaloupe Seeds

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Cantaloupe vs Muskmelon – What Is the Difference?

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How to Grow Onions in Your Backyard

Wondering how to grow onions? I’ve grown onions here at Seven Oaks Farm in several ways: from “sets” or starter plants and from store-bought onions that sprouted in the bag! Onions don’t require much space, and you can grow a lot for the money you spend on starter plants. Let’s take a look at how…

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How to Grow Butternut Squash Organically

Learning how to grow butternut squash organically ensures you know how to grow this tasty, nutritious vegetable in your home garden. I’ll share with you some basic information on growing butternut squash, followed by some organic gardening tips that have been helpful for me here at Seven Oaks Farm in dealing with the various pests…

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How to Make the Perfect Cup of Herbal Tea

Make the perfect cup of herbal tea, right from your own garden! In May, I gave two free talks on how to grow, harvest, dry, and create your very own herbal teas. This lecture proved so popular that I recorded the narration and uploaded it to YouTube. You can view it below: Supplies to Make…

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How to Get Rid of Tent Caterpillars

I spent last Saturday morning getting rid of Eastern tent caterpillars from the apple and pear trees in the orchard here on the farm. Malacosoma americanum, the Eastern tent caterpillar, is a regular visitor each spring. We first spot the shimmery webs on a clear spring day. The small ‘tents’ built by the caterpillars quickly…

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