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Cultivation

How Much Water do Plants Need, Anyway?

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If you grow flowers, vegetables, or even trees, sooner or later the question will come up. Just how much water do plants need, anyway?

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Growing Tulips Together With Summer Bloomers

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If you love tulips, but hate that they fade so quickly, you’d probably like to find a way to combine your spring garden with a later blooming one, to keep the color alive in your yard.

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Great Resource for Bulb Lovers

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A few weeks ago I discovered a great ebook devoted to – you guessed it – bulb gardening! How to Grow Bulbs is 70+ pages jam-packed with information about all kinds of bulbs, and covers each variety in detail. The author has a couple of decades of experience growing bulbs, from the more common tulips [...]

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USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

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If you’ve ever dug a hole and stuck in a tomato plant, or flipped through a seed catalog, you’ve probably heard about USDA Plant Hardiness Zones. If you’re not in North America, you might have climate zones instead of hardiness zones, but the idea is the same. Plant hardiness zones are simply a way of [...]

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Growing Tulips: Life Cycle Facts You Should Know

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Tulips might only bloom in the spring, but their growing season actually begins in late summer or early fall, depending on your location. Knowing what’s happening with your tulips all year long will help ensure a plentiful spring garden. Tulips need to be planted in the fall to allow them to begin their life cycle. [...]

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