Are you buying a plant, or a dependent on life support? Most nursery-bought strawberries are raised in a sterile bubble of liquid chemicals and peat. The moment they hit your ...

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Are you paying the electric company to do what a well-placed tree can do for free? Most indoor growers think they need 24/7 grow lights and industrial humidifiers to get ...

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Is your fruit tree a 15-year temporary guest or a 100-year family heirloom? The modern nursery system wants you to buy trees that produce fast and die young. Dwarf hybrids ...

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The grocery store has been lying to you about what a currant is supposed to taste like. Modern currants were bred for one thing: surviving a 500-mile truck ride. In ...

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Is your avocado seed thriving, or is it just slowly drowning in a glass of water? We’ve all seen the toothpick jar trick, but it’s actually the slowest way to ...

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That annoying soggy spot in your yard is actually the perfect habitat for a high-yield cranberry crop. Most homeowners see a low spot in the yard as a drainage nightmare. ...

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One of these trees will be dead by April; the other will provide 20 pounds of fruit. If you live north of Zone 7, your potted fig tree is a ...

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Are you working a night shift as a human moth, or is your garden working for you? If you are still out in the yard at midnight with a paintbrush, ...

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One of these is a gardener’s nightmare, while the other is a 50-pound harvest machine that fits in a tiny space. Most people think blackberries are an invasive weed because ...

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The world’s favorite banana is a clone facing extinction, but your backyard can be a biological fortress. Every Cavendish banana you buy is a genetic clone, making it incredibly vulnerable ...

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