Category: Gardening
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Adding Potatoes to Your Backyard Garden
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Potatoes are one of the easiest staple crops to cultivate, and almost everyone loves them. Besides being delicious, potatoes are rich in essential nutrients like vitamin C and potassium. Potato Varieties Potatoes belong to the botanical group Solanum tuberosum, and gardeners organize them into three primary types: Both First and Second…
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Cultivate Tranquility with a Lavender Garden
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Lavender is one of the most fulfilling perennial herbs to add to your garden. The shrubby plants attract bees and butterflies and add beauty to the landscape. You can use them for DIY personal care products, add to your bathwater, create gorgeous bouquets, and even use them to enhance an…
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Growing Oregano: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
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Oregano, or Originam vulgare, is an essential herb in diverse culinary traditions, including Spanish, Greek, Mexican, and Italian cuisine. Researchers have also found that oregano has health benefits, such as aiding digestion and soothing sore throats and coughs. Additionally, oregano exhibits potent antibacterial properties and makes an excellent ingredient for DIY insect repellents. The perennial oregano plant…
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10 Easy Ways to Prevent Fusarium Wilt in Your Garden
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You’ve put your heart and soul into your garden all season, and suddenly, your plants begin to turn brown and die. You’ve become the victim of every gardener’s worst nightmare—Fusarium wilt. What Is Fusarium Wilt? Fusarium wilt is a tenacious soil-borne fungus that can infect and kill a wide range…
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Seeds vs. Clones: Getting Your Plants Off to a Great Start
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Cannabis laws are changing all over the world, and finally, some of us can legally grow our own ganja. Most experts will tell you that one of the most important keys to a successful cannabis crop is starting with good genetics. Unfortunately, learning the art of selecting seeds, germinating cannabis,…
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3 Bears OG: Who’s been puffing in my garden?
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Three is the magic number with Mephisto Genetics’ indica-dominant 3 Bears OG strain. The renowned breeders expertly combined Bear OG and Karma’s OG Cut with Triangle Kush to create this pungent and relaxing artisanal cannabis cultivar. With hints of watermelon and citrus, 3 Bears’ fruity flavor would live up to even Goldilock’s…
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Gelato Cannabis Strain: Sweet, Fruity, and Potent
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The folks at CookieFam Genetics have outdone themselves with their impressive cross between Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies strains. CookieFam chose the 33rd phenotype, giving Gelato the nickname, Larry Bird, after the famous basketball player. Native to Northern California, Gelato has a sweet, fruity flavor, reminiscent of berries and citrus with…
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Beginning Cultivator’s Guide to Cloning Cannabis
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If you’re anything like I was before I earned my green thumb, you hear the word “clone” and picture some futuristic procedure straight out of a science fiction novel. But, lucky for us, clones are simply what regular gardeners call “cuttings.” You know the ones grandma used to leave sitting…
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Ice Cream Cake Cannabis Strain: Throw a Party in Your Mind
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Seed Junky Genetics guilded the lily when they crossed Wedding Cake and Gelato #33 to produce this potent indica-dominant hybrid. ICC’s frosty buds look ready for Mardi Gras with lime green and purple nugs accented by golden pistils. Ice Cream Cake imparts a relaxing yet creative vibe and makes a tasty treat…
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Blue Diesel Cannabis Strain: A Tasty, Balanced Hybrid for any Time of Day
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Blue Diesel, aka Blue City Diesel, is one of the rarer East Coast strains. Known for its long-lasting effects and pronounced body buzz, Blue Diesel is an indica-leaning cross between Blueberry and NYC Diesel. Many people confuse the strain with Blueberry Diesel, a cross between Blueberry and Sour Diesel. Blue…