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How to: Planting basil cuttings

I skip the water phase when I take care of my basil cuttings. Straight into the ground is my more my style. Basil cuttings produce many plants and leaves, and you can keep harvesting them for a long time. This is how I propagate my basil with the help of cuttings!

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En blå tunna är fylld med mörk mylla och små melonplantor.

Growing vegetables in compost

Forget about those large compost piles that just lay around. Why not build smaller piles that you can use instead? Try growing vegetables in compost!

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Growing all year round: My guide to summer sowings

Summer is coming to an end up here in the north, but I still wanted to make a few more summer sowings that I can harvest later in fall.

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Ett prydligt odlingskvarter med flis i gångarna och långa raka bäddar med rader av grönsaker i.

How to edge your beds

Nice edges can make a huge difference to the look of your garden. It's a lot more convenient to edge your beds properly too since you won't trip over landscape fabric or get it stuck in the lawnmower. Perfect!

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En ståtlig fänkål som odlas i täckmaterial av gräsklipp.

My 28 best harvesting tips

What should the snow pea look like when it's ready? And is there a surefire way to know when a corncob is ripe? Here are my 28 best harvesting tips that answer these questions, and many more!

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En lång bädd täckodlad med gräsklipp och tre rader svartrot som växer i bädden.

How to grow black salsify: Mulching

It can be very challenging to grow vegetables when it's hot and dry outside. I try to use mulch as a way to protect my plants in summer. This is how I grow black salsify with the help of mulch.

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Cutting, pinching off and pruning tomato plants

I want to get a good harvest from my tomatoes outdoors. Of course, this means a lot of pruning! I have a few methods of pruning tomato plants I wanted to share with you.

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Why should I transplant potato plants?

Can you transplant potato plants to any spot in your garden? I say yes. And there are plenty of reasons why you should.

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Growing vegetables in dry conditions

It's been insanely hot this summer and my vegetables are starting to suffer. But don't get too discouraged yet. There are plenty of things you can do to be successful even if you're growing vegetables in dry conditions.

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Harvesting fava beans

My beautiful fava beans are some of the best smelling plants in the kitchen garden. And the flowers have just started to produce large, fresh pods filled with delicious different-colored beans.

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Save your potato plants for a second harvest

My first harvest of potatoes was quite small, so I'm going to save my potato plants to get a second harvest later in summer.

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Plants that cause burns and blisters

We had an accident a few years ago when my kids got burns and blisters from some of the plants in my garden. The plants that cause burns might not be the ones you think though!

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