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DIY Worm Tea for Your Small Garden

DIY Worm Tea for Your Small Garden

Make your own DIY worm casting tea, an eco-friendly, nutrient rich fertilizer that enhances soil health and plant growth. This simple, step by step guide will help you brew, dilute,...

DIY Worm Tea for Your Small Garden

Make your own DIY worm casting tea, an eco-friendly, nutrient rich fertilizer that enhances soil health and plant growth. This simple, step by step guide will help you brew, dilute, and apply worm tea for stronger, healthier plants.

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DIY Citrus Bug Spray

DIY Citrus Bug Spray

Ditch chemical pesticides and try this DIY Citrus Bug Spray made from orange peels. This natural spray helps repel aphids, ants, and other pests while being safe for your garden....

DIY Citrus Bug Spray

Ditch chemical pesticides and try this DIY Citrus Bug Spray made from orange peels. This natural spray helps repel aphids, ants, and other pests while being safe for your garden....

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Close-up of green aphids clustered on a leaf, feeding on plant sap.

Aphids 101: How to Identify and Get Rid of Them

Aphids are tiny but destructive pests that feed on plant sap, causing yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and even plant death. These soft-bodied insects reproduce rapidly, spreading infestations across your garden....

Aphids 101: How to Identify and Get Rid of Them

Aphids are tiny but destructive pests that feed on plant sap, causing yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and even plant death. These soft-bodied insects reproduce rapidly, spreading infestations across your garden....

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Container in garden with snow over crops

First and Last Frost Dates Simplified

Frost dates mark the estimated last frost in spring and the first frost in fall. Think of them as nature’s calendar, guiding your planting schedule. Sow your seeds too early,...

First and Last Frost Dates Simplified

Frost dates mark the estimated last frost in spring and the first frost in fall. Think of them as nature’s calendar, guiding your planting schedule. Sow your seeds too early,...

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Choosing the Right Plants for Your Garden

Choosing the Right Plants for Your Garden

Now that you know where you’ll be gardening and how much sunlight your space gets, it’s time to decide what to plant! Picking the right plants is key to a...

Choosing the Right Plants for Your Garden

Now that you know where you’ll be gardening and how much sunlight your space gets, it’s time to decide what to plant! Picking the right plants is key to a...

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Where Should You Start Your Garden?

Where Should You Start Your Garden?

So, you’ve figured out why you want to garden hold on to that reason, because it’s your starting point! The next question is: where are you going to grow? Not...

Where Should You Start Your Garden?

So, you’ve figured out why you want to garden hold on to that reason, because it’s your starting point! The next question is: where are you going to grow? Not...

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Why Are You Starting A Gardening?

Why Are You Starting A Gardening?

Ah, the big question—Why should I start gardening? It’s one of the first things people ask themselves when they think about gardening: Why do I want to garden? Why should...

Why Are You Starting A Gardening?

Ah, the big question—Why should I start gardening? It’s one of the first things people ask themselves when they think about gardening: Why do I want to garden? Why should...

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Growing Your Roots: The Real Talk on Starting Your Garden

Growing Your Roots: The Real Talk on Starting Y...

Hey there, welcome to Hasty Roots! We’re so glad you’re taking that first step in starting your garden journey with us. We personally believe gardening is something anyone can do,...

Growing Your Roots: The Real Talk on Starting Your G...

Hey there, welcome to Hasty Roots! We’re so glad you’re taking that first step in starting your garden journey with us. We personally believe gardening is something anyone can do,...

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