DFW’s Local Vegetable Gardening Community
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More than just veggies: Flowers and decorative plants you can eat
When it comes to your garden you want it to both be beautiful and practical. While veggies are very practical sometimes they are lacking in the beauty department. However you can use even areas exposed to the neighborhood, like front yards, to add plants to your landscaping that look great and are useful at the…
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Citizen Gardener Celebratory Potluck Brunch
All past students, teachers, assistants, and hosts of the Citizen Gardener program are invited to to come help celebrate and reconnect at our 1st annual Potluck Brunch and graduation ceremony. SAVE THE DATE: Saturday June 29, 2013 – 10:30am to 12:30pm. Hopefully you remember for class that one of the goals of the Citizen Gardener…
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What to Plant and When in North Texas
The Texas seasons are great, but it can cause gardening to get overwhelming trying to keep straight what can be planted and when. The unique seasons cause the time for gardening to differ from that of other areas. Keeping track gets even more complicated, due to the fact that many plants will have two growing…
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Herbicides and Insecticides: What, When, Why, and the Alternatives
Herbicides and Insecticides: What, When, Why, and the Alternatives by Carrie Stark When you spend hours on your hands and knees toiling in the dirt to produce crop, you don’t want the aggravation of watching your plants wilt away or be eaten by other creatures. There are various methods to deal with both problems. The…
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