Tag: nature
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Pest Control Without Panic
The Urban Farm: Chapter 8 Healthy, well-fed plants attract attention — and learning how to respond calmly keeps small problems from becoming big ones. If you grow vegetables, you will see insects. At some point in every garden season, something unexpected shows up. A hole in a leaf. A cluster of insects under a stem.…
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Water Wisely
The Urban Farm: Chapter 6 In container gardens, water is more than maintenance — it is the difference between steady growth and constant struggle. Water is where many container gardens succeed—or fail. Container gardening has a single point of success or failure. Not fertilizer. Not sunlight. Not even container size. It’s water! Water determines how…
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Growing Up: Using Vertical Space
When ground space runs out, productive gardens don’t stop — they grow upward. In every urban garden, there comes a moment when the ground feels full. Containers line the sunniest spots. Walkways narrow. The footprint seems maxed out. At that point, many gardeners assume they’ve reached the limit of what their space can produce. But…
Gary Grows at Heritage Cottage 