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4 days ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
You can harvest chives once they're about 6 inches tall. You can harvest chives more than once, and herbs in their first year of growth actually thrive after being cut a few times. Freshly harvested chives can be kept fresh in a glass container for up to 10 days. Chives are perennial herbs that infuse mild onion or garlic flavor into just about any savory dish prepared in your kitchen.
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5 days ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
Your garden is an irresistible buffet for foraging deer, especially in spring and autumn. An adult white-tail eats up to ten pounds of vegetation every day. Discouraging hungry deer is a challenge, particularly in urban areas where they've gotten used to human traffic. But they are skittish, frighten easily, and flee when startled. Here are 7 methods to help keep your yard and gardens safe. Want more gardening tips?
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1 week ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
Woodpeckers are fun to watch with their swooping, undulating flight and feeder acrobatics. They often drum on surfaces like aluminum and metal to amplify sound, which can quickly ruin the fun of seeing them fly about. Loud drumming and holes in buildings can become a nuisance, and it's against the law to harm these birds since they are federally protected. Consider these six preventive measures to discourage woodpeckers from setting up camp in your yard.
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1 week ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
Grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles, and can damage grasses and lawns by feeing on stems and leaves. Dry, patchy grass with no solution and animals digging in the grass are telltale signs of an infestation of grubs. There are various methods (like bacteria or insecticides) to control and eradicate grubs depending on where they are in their life cycle. Grub control is a necessary part of lawn maintenance.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Gillette
Grubs are the larvae of scarab beetles, and can damage grasses and lawns by feeing on stems and leaves. Dry, patchy grass with no solution and animals digging in the grass are telltale signs of an infestation of grubs. There are various methods (like bacteria or insecticides) to control and eradicate grubs depending on where they are in their life cycle. Grub control is a necessary part of lawn maintenance.
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2 weeks ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
Garlic is a bulb with joined segments (called cloves) that make up a head. Each clove is actually a miniature bulb that stores energy to sprout and create a new plant. Garlic is almost always planted as individual cloves. Key to growing large heads of garlic is planting at the right time to develop a strong root system. Here are the six stages of growing garlic so you can recognize where you are in the process and how best to support your plant in each step.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Barbara Gillette
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2 weeks ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
Boxwood shrubs, Buxus sempervirens, have long held a top spot for home landscapes due to their beautiful shape and vibrant, deep evergreen leaves. They're easy to care for as long as you provide the nitrogen needed to maintain the lush foliage. Maintaining the right soil pH and knowing when to feed your shrub make the difference between a healthy boxwood and one with yellow or brown leaves and bare branches. Follow this guide for the correct way to fertilize your boxwood shrubs.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Barbara Gillette
Boxwood shrubs, Buxus sempervirens, have long held a top spot for home landscapes due to their beautiful shape and vibrant, deep evergreen leaves. They're easy to care for as long as you provide the nitrogen needed to maintain the lush foliage. Maintaining the right soil pH and knowing when to feed your shrub make the difference between a healthy boxwood and one with yellow or brown leaves and bare branches. Follow this guide for the correct way to fertilize your boxwood shrubs.
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2 weeks ago | 
thespruce.com | Barbara Gillette
The best fill materials for raised garden beds are the ones that can decompose on their own, like twigs, leaves, straw, and more. Starting your raised bed with a layer of cardboard or newspaper can prevent weeds. Using organic mulch can help your raised bed retain moisture and heat, extending your growing season. Filling raised garden beds with the right kind of materials gives you a long-lasting, sustainable planting medium that needs just a bit of topping up every year or two.
