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What Are Frost Dates, and Why Do They Matter for Gardeners? – LifeSavvy

Amanda J Jackson/Shutterstock.com Have you ever read the directions on a packet of seeds, and wondered what it means to plant before the last frost date? Before you start your garden this year, it’s important to know what frost dates are, and why they matter so you’ll get the best results. Your delicate plants won’t fare well in frost, so …

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Gardeners’ Global megastar Monty Don sparks situation with ’emergency’ at Longmeadow backyard

June 10, 2022 – 19:18 BST Eve Crosbie Gardeners’ Global megastar Monty Don has sparked situation amongst his green-fingered fans together with his newest social media submit Gardeners’ Global megastar Monty Don has sparked situation amongst his green-fingered fans together with his newest social media submit. MORE: Monty Don problems caution to fanatics as he makes go back to …

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Gardeners are reclaiming vacant lots in north Minneapolis and turning them into bountiful gardens

At first, it’s hard to spot the garden on a vacant lot at 2131 Penn Av. N. in the Willard–Hay neighborhood. But when Queen Frye shows up in her gardening clothes — dirt-stained jeans, funky sunglasses and wooden earrings with the word “RESIST” etched on them — the yard comes to life. The lot sat vacant for 15 years until …

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Lighting up time: a gardener’s guide to the new grow lamps | Gardening advice

Popping up in living rooms across the country, and certainly as questions in my inbox, is the new generation of grow lights. An amazing tool, these can be a conundrum for many. So here’s a quick guide to cut through the confusion. First things first. The concept of grow lamps isn’t exactly new. As a way to boost plant growth …

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Why Gardeners Should Stop Using Peat, and What to Use Instead

Environmental leaders and other high-profile voices like Monty Don, the British horticulturist, author and broadcaster, have been sounding the cry: Gardeners should stop using peat, because the consequences of its continued harvest on diverse peatland habitats, and the native plants and animals that inhabit them, are too high. But most such edicts don’t include precise directions on what to use …

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Where Adventurous Gardeners Buy Their Seeds

It’s no secret where to get seeds for famous-name tomatoes like Sun Gold or any of the other catalog standbys you’ve come to count on. But don’t stop there. An entire world of genetic diversity and cultural history is available to those who look a little further, courtesy of an emerging group of seed sellers who combine a passion for …

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Gardeners pack up bulbs and cuttings to start over at new home

It was six years ago that Page Dickey and her husband, Bosco Schell, “walked away from 34 years of making, nurturing, loving a garden.” They left behind thousands of perennials and bulbs, hundreds of shrubs. Sad? Of course. But it was time. The cost of living in Westchester County, N.Y., was too high. The gardening was too intensive. They were, …

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Gardening: Perfect gifts for gardeners

If you are like me and still seeking that perfect holiday or hostess gift for someone on your list, why not treat them to a gardening-related gift? Whether the hard-to-buy-for individual is an experienced gardener or an aspiring one hoping to grow a green thumb, they will eagerly await spring when they receive a gardening gift this holiday season. There are …

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