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Play with dirt: intermediate gardening tips

You’ve been gardening for a couple of years and want to kick it up a notch. We hear you! These tips are for folks that have been gardening for a couple of seasons, want to increase their productivity or expand the variety of their plants. Click on the links below to learn how to grow plants vertically or how to extend the garden season. And be sure to visit your local garden center for advice and encouragement.

Fruit Plants

Published in Play with dirt

Fruit plants can be a rewarding crop to grow. A small initial investment provides a plethora of fruit for years to come. To be sure, there is some effort involved, but the rewards are great. As a young family or a retired person, there is noting like picking a peach fresh off of the tree.

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Water, water, neverywhere—a grammar lesson and how not to waste a drop.

Published in Down with dirt, Get the dirt, Play with dirt

Facts and fiction. Tips to make life better during drought conditions for homeowners, gardeners and the planet.

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