Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms that are the decaying remains of once-living things. It forms at the surface of land – it is the “skin of the earth.”
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Overwintering mums is possible. Because many people think that mums (formally called chrysanthemums) are at best a finicky perennial, many gardeners treat them as annuals. But, this does not have to be the case. With just a little winter care for mums, these fall beauties can come back year after year. Keep reading to learn more about how to winterize mums.
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Many people tend to clear out garden and landscape beds in the fall and pack tools away. However, now is a great time for gardening. Fall is fantastic for giving your landscape and edge going into next spring!
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Fall is just around the corner. Pretty soon you’ll start to see fall displays of pumpkins, mums, and corn shocks. Today corn shocks are used as a decoration, but a little over a century ago they still served a very real purpose.
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I have always been interested in studying history, and in West Virginia we have a rich history that holds many secrets and stories.
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This weekend join Bob’s Market online as we head to Columbus, OH for the Cultivate 2017 conference and trade show. Follow along with our own John Morgan as he attends the Urban Agriculture tour on Saturday, visits the Franklin Park Conservatory on Sunday, and the Ohio State University Trial Gardens on Monday. Also, watch our Facebook Page, Instagram, and Snapchat stories for other updates, awesome ideas, and more.
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To harvest potatoes, you’ll need a shovel or a spading fork. If you’re harvesting for supper, drive your fork into the soil at the outside edges of the plant. Carefully lift the plant and remove the potatoes you need. Set the plant back in place and water thoroughly.
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Keeping up with gardening tasks in the summer can be a task in itself. Rainy weather one day, sun the next, and unpredictable storms sometimes make planning ahead impossible. Here are some tips to keep you on track.
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Unless you live in an area where summers are really short, you're better off sowing some types of vegetables directly in a garden.
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Today we are going to be making a terrarium. “Terra” is the Latin word for earth or ground. A terrarium is simply a representation of a land environment.
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Mowing grass. It’s a weekly ritual for many of us, but it’s also an annoying waste of time. I have better things to do! Not only that, but burning gallons of gasoline with lawn mowers isn’t exactly eco-friendly or cheap. There must be some alternatives? Let’s take a look at some awesome, low-maintenance lawn alternatives.
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