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Easy Homemade Lavender Oil Recipe: Step by Step Guide
Want to make your own homemade lavender oil? Come learn how in our easy DIY lavender oil recipe and step-by-step guide! Explore the best types of lavender to use to make oil, the best carrier oil options for skin, how to harvest and dry fresh lavender flower buds, and also several ways to use homemade lavender for natural skin care, for hair health/hair growth and moisture, in edible recipes, massage oil, and more.
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Harvesting Garlic: When to Harvest Garlic, How to Cure and Storage Garlic, Ways to Preserve Garlic
Are you growing your own, but aren't sure when to harvest garlic? Come learn everything you need to know about harvesting garlic, including how to tell garlic is ready for harvest, when to stop watering, exactly how to harvest garlic, the right way to hang or cure garlic, and the best way to store garlic to extend it's shelf life. I also cover how and when to harvest garlic scapes, and several easy ways to preserve garlic if needed!
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How to Prune Lavender - Tips to Harvest, Dry, and Use Fresh Lavender Flowers
If you're growing lavender, you need to read this guide! Come learn when and how to prune lavender plants, with specific care tips for English lavender, Spanish lavender, or French lavender varieties. Also learn how to harvest lavender, the best tips for how to dry lavender (such as air dry, using a dehydrator, or hanging dry...), and several fun ideas for how to use dried lavender once you're done - including homemade salves, balms, bath salts, potpourri, simple syrups, baked goods, and more.
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DIY Raised Garden Beds Plans: Step-by-Step Guide to Make Raised Beds
Dreaming of a beautiful backyard farm? Come learn how to make your own durable, sturdy, and attractive wood planter boxes with our easy DIY raised garden bed plans, including step-by-step instructions, photos and video too! Our garden beds will last decades - so you can grow your own food, herbs, flowers and more. Use this design to make raised garden beds of any sizes, for small spaces, or different types of wood.
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How Long Do Old Seeds Last? Seed Storage + Viability Chart
Wondering how long you can plant old seeds? Use our seed viability chart to see the expected shelf life of dozens of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds, plus learn how to store seeds so they last as long as possible! #seeds #seedstarting #gardentips
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Deadheading Flowers for More Blooms: How, When, Why
Not sure when or how to deadhead flowers? Come learn the best tips on deadheading and pruning flowers to promote more blooms - and grow larger, healthier plants! This simple guide covers the benefits of deadheading, the best flowers that need to be deadheaded, and exactly when and how to do it - including step-by-step photos and examples for both annual flowers like dahlias, zinnia, cosmos and perennials like roses or peonies.
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Starting Seeds Indoors: Tips for Success + Seedling Care
Come learn everything you need to know about starting seeds indoors! This beginner's guide covers how and when to start seeds indoors, the supplies you'll need, best grow lights to use, and step-by-step tips from how to plant seeds and then care for young seedlings - all the way through transplanting time! Follow our indoor seed starting set up and expert advice to grow the most big, healthy seedlings ever! Start seeds in a garage, spare room, shelf, shed, greenhouse...
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DIY Berry Trellis Idea (Blackberry or Raspberry)
Come learn how to build a sturdy and easy blackberry or raspberry trellis! This DIY berry trellis idea is perfect to support and train berry vines in your backyard garden, and includes step-by-step instructions, photo and video to help you. This raspberry or blackberry trellis can be made for raised garden beds OR in-ground beds. I've also included tips on how to prune berry vines, so you'll be harvesting juicy homegrown berries in no time!
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9 Seed Starting Mistakes to Avoid + How to Fix Them!
Are you new to starting seeds indoors? Learn how to avoid these 9 common seed starting mistakes. Using the wrong mix, not thinning or potting up, watering too much or too little... Follow our tips for on seed starting best practices for amazing results. Or if your seedlings are looking weak, floppy, or your seeds are not sprouting... we'll also talk about how to FIX seed starting issues to help your seedlings recover and grow better, so you don't have to start over!
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How to Tell When to Harvest Watermelon - How to Pick Ripe Watermelon from the Garden
Are you growing your own watermelon? Come learn exactly when to pick watermelon from the garden with these 5 easy ways how to tell when watermelon is ripe to harvest - photos included! Signs include skin color, sound, vine tendrils and more. Also learn the best way to store whole or cut watermelon after harvest to keep it fresh. Following these tips, you'll pick the most sweet, flavorful watermelon possible!
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How to Grow Kale at Home
Learn how to grow fresh, delicious kale right at home—even in containers! From the best soil and planting tips to harvesting and zone-friendly varieties, this guide has everything you need to grow your own nutrient-packed greens. 🌿 #gardening #growkale #homegarden #containergardening #vegetablegardening
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50+ Great Gopher Resistant Plants for California & Beyond
Got gophers? Here is a list of over 50 gopher resistant plants for your landscape, including many drought tolerant and California native plants! We'll also talk about non-toxic gopher control methods like gopher cages. #gophers #gophercontrol #gardening #californianativeplants #landscape
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Best Companion Flowers to Grow in a Vegetable Garden
Zinnia, cosmos, sunflowers and more! Come see the best companion flowers to grow in a vegetable garden. These easy annual flowers help to attract pollinators, deter pests, and add a beautiful pop of color to your backyard vegetable garden - offering natural pest control and natural beauty. All of the spring and summer flowers on this list are easy to grow from seed or seedlings. I've included our favorite varieties and growing tips for each one!
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Florida Weave: A Better Way to Trellis Tomatoes
Tired of flimsy metal cages that keep breaking every season or topple over from the weight of your tomato plants? Yeah, me too. If you want an easy and inexpensive way to trellis tomatoes (even the unwieldy indeterminate plants), let me introduce you to the Florida weave. Also known as the basket weave method, it goes up fast and uses everyday supplies you might already have around the yard. This is the same staking technique that farmers use!
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Determinate vs Indeterminate Plants: Important Differences to Know
Tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, squash... Come learn the important differences between determinate and indeterminate plants - including how they grow, training tips, and popular varieties of bush and vining tomatoes. #tomatoes #gardentips
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