DFW’s Local Vegetable Gardening Community
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4 Ways You Can Boost Local Backyard Vegetable Gardening
There is an abundance of valuable knowledge, advice, and wisdom shared in the NTVG Facebook group, but Facebook is a poor tool for storing and categorizing this information. For those that feel compelled to help save good information and help more people grow their own food, here are some ideas: Answer questions on social media…
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Using BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) to Control Caterpillars
Seeing signs that caterpillars (I lazily call them worms) are eating up your vegetable plant? Before going to the ‘spray to kill’ route, let’s think through a few other options first. Did you know hornworms glow (iridescent) when a black light is shined on them? It may feel a little strange to work in your…
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How To Test Hay, Compost, or Manure for Herbicides That Will Wreck Your Garden
Before you use that a free load of manure, compost, or hay in your garden, do a little testing to make sure the great deal on free or cheap material you just scored won’t ruin your garden for the whole season or longer! The idea is to set up a science experiment of sorts and…
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Community Seed Swap – Dallas, Texas – March 2nd
Martin Luther King Branch Library 2922 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd , Dallas, Texas 75215 Saturday March 2nd from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Little do people know, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas contains tens of thousands of seeds that are open for the community and also at no cost. All that is…
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Texas Sized Raised Garden Bed for 2019
Hey my name is Jon and i’m going to start you guys off with a short summary of what I have going on right now for my new 24′ raised garden bed for 2019! Listed above is all the seeds I have going on at the moment and also the ones I need to plant…
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