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Book Nook: The Old Farmer's Almanac 2023 Garden Guide

Motherhood Moments

Gardening has never gone out of style, but a surge of new gardeners has sparked an evolution not only in what is being planted but also in how and why gardeners are doing so. Giving depth to the trends that are defining gardening in 2023, the newest edition of the Garden Guide is now available in digital and print form!

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My spouse and I have gained quite a bit of experience planting bushes, trees and flowers over the years. Our two biggest experiences were in planting thousands of pine seedlings from the state nursery on our 40 acre farm (in our younger years)and planting around 3000 spring flowering bulbs on our current 6 acres.

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Growing Fruit in the Garden

Family Balance Sheet

But I refuse to give up. Cantaloupes I have had tremendous success with growing cantaloupes. But I'm not sure I am going to grow it this year until I have a better plan of growing the melons. The plants take up so much space and grew out of my box and spilled into the yard. The plants dried up.

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Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less

Saving Cents With Sense

Easy Plant Food Recipes with Three Ingredients or Less. Could your plants and flowers use a little pick me up? If so, it sounds like your plants are hungry for a snack, and the perfect plant food can do the trick. In fact, you can make your own plant food in just minutes and using items right from your own kitchen.

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How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As the heat of summer passes, consider moving plants that may be at risk during winter in their current location. Decide what you are going to plant for spring display, based on previous successes. This is also the time to plant out spring flowering bulbs and bare rooted shrubs and trees. Winter flowers and vegetables.

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It’s Time to Plan Your Frugal Spring Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Burpee’s, Henry Fields, Stark Brothers, K Van Bourgondien & Sons, Van Enselen inc, John Scheepers Inc, Gurney’s, Henry Field’s, and Jung Seeds & Plants have all arrived in our mailbox (we are on a lot of lists!). Sure – take a look at the catalogs or online sites selling plants and seeds. Plan your garden.

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Time for Fall Flowers!

Nicoles Nickels

But there is a whole group in this flower family that are perennials that you can buy once and enjoy year after year. Among many others I present to you the aster: In my experience, asters have more of a wild flower look about them, a little longer, a little sparser, but just as vivid in color as mums and they are a fall bloomer.