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A collage of daylilies with blooms varying in colors including yellow, orange, deep purple, and fuchsia. From thisismygarden.com.
There is no better time to dig up, divide and transplant daylilies than in the early spring – not only is it easy to do, you will be amazed at just how many new plants it can create for your landscape – all for free! Here is a look at the step by step process of cleaning up, dividing, and transplanting daylilies in the early spring - so your plants look beautiful & healthy year after year.
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Old World Garden Farms
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Up close image of a purple lilac bloom that has not fully blossomed. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
When lilacs fail to bloom or bloom weakly, the problem can usually be traced to a couple of issues that are quite easy to fix. And that is exactly what today’s article is all about! Here is a look at three specific tasks, and how and when to perform them to get your lilacs blooming bigger than ever, year after year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Hops is a vining perennial plant that produces highly fragrant cones in mid to late summer. The cones then mature to a papery like texture and can be harvested in the fall. From thisismygarden.com.
If you are looking to grow a unique, beautiful and fragrant perennial in your landscape that is sure to turn heads, then it’s time to plant hops this year! Yes, we are talking about the same hops that people use for making home brew beer. But even if you don’t want to brew at home – hops is an amazing perennial to grow for its sheer beauty in the landscape! Here is a look at how you can grow beautiful hops with ease!
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A collage of garden vegetables including peppers, cucumbers, radishes, lettuce & other greens, tomatoes, and cauliflower. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
Looking for a simple garden plan that allows you to grow some, most, or nearly all of your family’s food this year? Then you are in the right place! Here we take you through the process of planning a garden that works for you and your family size. Take a look at these tips, and start growing your own food this year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Zucchini plants growing in straw bales - a great way to grow many types of vegetables. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
Growing vegetables in straw bales is an easy, low-maintenance method to grow nearly any vegetables anywhere. Especially if you don’t have access to wide open garden space! With a bale of straw, you can create a vegetable garden anywhere. And on top of nearly any surface you can imagine! Here is a look at the 6 key secrets to success to create and grow your favorite vegetables in straw bales.
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Old World Garden Farms
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A no till raised row garden with different vegetables growing including squash, corn, peppers, tomatoes and more. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
If you are looking to grow more vegetables with less weeding, less watering and far less work – it’s time to create a no-till Raised Row garden – and grow easier and better than you ever imagined! Here is a look at how you can start and maintain your very own raised row garden with ease this year - for great gardening that gets even better year after year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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A raised row garden in the middle of summer - growing corn, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes and more. From oldworldgardenfarms.com
Whether planting in a vegetable garden, flowerbeds, raised beds or in pots and containers, when it comes to getting your plants off to a healthy, strong start, there are three common spring planting mistakes that are critical to avoid. Here is a look at three of the biggest spring miscues that take place, and how to keep from making them - so you can have great gardens and a successful growing season this year!
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A patch of bee balm flowers, with fuchsia blooms, which are great for attracting pollinators to your landscape. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
Attracting pollinators to your landscape is easy, and it is essential if you want to grow healthy & productive flowers and garden plants. All you need to do is grow the plants they like to visit most. Luckily, there is a whole slew of annual and perennial plants that they happen to love! And by simply planting a few of these favorites, you can all but ensure routine visits to your landscape.
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Old World Garden Farms
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Up close image of yellow onion sets and a seed starting tray with onions growing in it. From thisismygarden.com.
When it comes to planting onion sets in the spring, a few little planting secrets can make all the difference in helping your onions grow better, bigger and tastier! Here is a look at a few simple tips to help you get the most from your onion crop!
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Old World Garden Farms
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A raised bed garden box with plants that have been damaged by a snow cover. From thisismygarden.com. Growing Zones Map, Crop Rotation, Usda Zones, Garden Help, Annual Flowers, Planting Vegetables, Annual Plants, Create Website, Companion Planting
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Each year, gardeners lose millions of dollars due to their plants dying out. Sometimes it’s due to planting too early. Other times it's because plants went in the ground too late in the growing year. And quite often, it is simply because the variety or plant chosen is not designed for the specific growing area. Today’s article can shed light on how to use both a growing zone map and your area’s frost and freeze dates to plant better than ever!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Green and purple tomatillos growing and still attached to the plant. From thisismygarden.com.
So just how easy is it to grow tomatillos? Well, if you can grow tomatoes, you can grow tomatillos! Here is a look at how to grow your own big crop of tomatillos this year! We have even included a great “classic” salsa verde recipe at the end of the article as well to help turn your tomatillo harvest into amazing salsa!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Two chickens from a small backyard flock. From oldworldgardenfarms.com.
Did you know that gardening and raising chickens go hand in hand? As in, if you really want to power your garden and flowerbeds to incredible new heights, you might want to consider raising a few backyard chickens this year! Here is a look at 6 amazing ways even the smallest flock of chickens can help your garden and flowerbeds to their best year ever.
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Old World Garden Farms
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Red ripe tomatoes still growing on the vine. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Plant Strong, Tomato Plants, Raised Beds, Gardening Tips, Harvest, Growing, The Incredibles, Delicious, Healthy
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If you are looking to grow and harvest an incredible crop of delicious tomatoes this year from your garden, raised beds or container tomato plants – it all starts with keeping your plants strong and healthy right from the start! Here is a look at 6 simple tips to keep your plants vibrant and strong all summer long.
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Old World Garden Farms
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A collage of images including a freshly tilled garden, a rototiller tilling soil, and a portion of a raised row garden with vegetable plants growing. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. How To Run Longer, Amazing Gardens, Beliefs, Advice, Facts, Greats, Save Time, Blog
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In spite of popular belief, you can and will have a better garden without ever owning or using a rototiller. In fact, in the long run, you will save time, have less weeds, better soil, and, well, the list can go on and on! Here is a look at why a rototiller may do more harm than good, and how to garden without ever having to use one.
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Old World Garden Farms
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A collage of images including a person's hand spreading coffee grounds around a plant in the ground, primrose flowers, and a small kale plant that has coffee grounds applied to the soil surrounding it. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Perennial Plants, Perennials, Uses For Coffee Grounds, Cup Of Joe, Flower Beds, Good Things
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Looking for the best way to use coffee grounds in your garden or flowerbeds? The spent grounds from a cup of Joe are one of the best natural (and free!) resources around to help power and even protect vegetable plants, annual flowers and perennial plants. Find out why coffee grounds are beneficial to your plants, and how to use them in your gardens and flowerbeds this year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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A patio vegetable garden growing plants and vegetables in containers and raised bed garden boxes. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Simple Pleasures, Vegetable Garden, Planter Pots, Farm, Enjoyment
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Creating and growing a patio vegetable garden is one of the best ways to enjoy the simple pleasures of gardening. And it couldn’t be easier to do! Here is a look at how to create your own patio vegetable garden, along with some ideas that have worked really well in our experimental patio garden here at the farm.
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Old World Garden Farms
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A collage of four photos including red crimson clover, a person holding a handful of soil, a patch of bare garden soil, and a small portion of lettuce growing in a garden. From thisismygarden.com. Manure, Garden Soil, Fertilizers, Nutrient, Amendments, Canning, Recharge
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One of the best ways to re-energize and recharge your garden soil this spring is to plant a green manure crop. Not only is it easy to do, it can add amazing power and nutrients to your soil. All for a fraction of the cost of expensive fertilizers and soil amendments! Here is an in-depth look at how and when to plant green manure crops, along with a look at end of the article at some of the best green manure crops to grow to help recharge your garden’s soil.
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Old World Garden Farms
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A gardener pulling weeds from the garden. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Weeding, You Really, Fingers, Easy, Free, Simple, Work
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Looking to have a weed free garden but don’t want to spend countless hours in your garden weeding, hoeing, tilling, and working your fingers to the bone to stop weeds? Well, believe it or not, it is 100% possible. Even better, it’s easier than you could ever imagine! By following these simple tips, you really can have a weed free garden. All without countless hours of work, weeding, or frustration.
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Old World Garden Farms
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Partially crushed egg shells that are great for growing with your garden plants, including tomatoes. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Plant Eggs, Egg Shells, Things To Come, Grow Strong
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When it comes to one of the easiest, simplest and most cost effective ways to help power your tomato plants and keep them healthy, it’s hard to beat the benefits of planting egg shells with your plants! Egg shells provide so many benefits to your plants, including providing them with essential nutrients to make them grow strong. Here is a look at why egg shells are so good for your tomato plants, as well as how you can use them in your garden this year.
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Old World Garden Farms
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Red and green tomatoes growing on the vine in 5 gallon buckets. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Tomato Fertilizer, Liquid Fertilizer, Organic Fertilizer, Five Gallon Bucket, 5 Gallon Buckets, Diy Bucket, Varieties Of Tomatoes, Bucket Planters, Traditional Garden
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You might be surprised just how easy it is to plant and grow a delicious crop of tomatoes in ordinary 5 gallon buckets. Not to mention the many benefits and advantages of growing in 5 gallon buckets! Here we take an in-depth look at those adavantages, as well as how to plant and grow your tomatoes in buckets like a pro!
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Weeds in a garden that are growing through exposed soil. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Garden Podcast, Garden Chores, Garden Weeds, Weed Seeds, Replant, Seasonal Garden, Mulching, Farm Gardens
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It is important to realize that eliminating weeds in a garden is a process. But don’t let that scare you. The process is both simple and rewarding, and will only get better with each passing year. Here is a look at 5 simple tips and secrets that can set your garden on the path to a weed free existence. And create a happier gardener all spring, summer and fall long!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Up close image of a beautiful yellow daylily bloom. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Day Lilies Care, Daylilies, Spring Rolls, Clean Up, Daylily Care, Splits, Early Spring, Bloom
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Spring is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for some early spring daylily care! Spring lilies are hardy and deer resistant, and fairly easy to maintain. But that doesn't mean they don't require a little TLC when spring rolls around. Here is a look at the simple steps for good spring daylily care - for beautiful blooms and plants this year.
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Old World Garden Farms
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An example of companion with lettuce growing with tomato plants. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Places, Best, Nature
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Companion planting is one of the easiest and most natural ways to set your vegetable garden up for success. What you place and where you place it in the garden can have a huge impact on another plant’s health and yields. When vegetable plants are grown near plants they are compatible with, good things occur. Here is a look at how you can use companion planting for your best garden ever this year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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A gardener placing onion sets in the soil for planting. From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Planting Onion Sets, Planting Onions, Planting Seeds, Growing Onions, Growing Seeds, Spring Crops, Summer Harvest
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When it comes to planting onions in the spring for a big summer harvest, onion sets are the way to go. Not only will it help ensure an earlier harvest, but one with larger, more flavorful onions too! Here is a look at why onion sets are better for a big harvest, and how you can plant your own this year!
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Old World Garden Farms
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Pulling weeds is an ongoing struggle for many gardeners – but it doesn’t have to be that way! From oldworldgardenfarms.com. Pulling Weeds, Eliminate, The Secret, Endless, Huge
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Is a weedless garden, or at the least, a nearly weed free garden really a possibility? The answer is YES! And best of all, it doesn’t require endless hours spent pulling weeds! Here is a look at 5 huge keys to eliminating weeds in the garden – for good!
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Old World Garden Farms
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