Local farmer Ned Birkey offers home garden planning tips. Also, see what gardening workshops are coming up in Monroe County.

In fruit and vegetable gardens, we select companion plants based on their services to neighboring plants. The pepper ...

However, that’s not the only way to design your garden ... combines vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers, providing diverse learning opportunities. The integration of companion plants teaches ...

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Access the Garden Planner on any device ... You’ve thought of everything — varieties of vegetables, spacing, light exposure, companion planting … I could go on and on.

This is especially exciting if your floral plot is situated near your summer vegetable patch because all ... it makes perfect sense to pair them with another plant from the same family. One perennial ...

Certain plants are particularly effective at attracting beneficial insects, and incorporating them into a garden’s design can lead to numerous advantages. Here are a few examples: Adult wasp. Image by ...

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Where were the tomatoes planted last year? Was it this spot? Learn about the importance of crop rotation with your vegetable garden.

February has arrived and as a vegetable gardener, you are likely ordering seeds and making plans ... garden where tomatoes were grown last year would not be an effective crop-rotation practice ...

Arrange your plants, accordingly, placing sun-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers in the brightest spots and ...

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