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Salad Greens to Grow this Summer

Is your spinach suffering because of the heat? There are several edible greens to grow in your garden that will survive in high temperatures. For a list of nutritious greens to grow this summer, read Spinach Alternatives: Warm Weather Salad Greens.

What's Your Favorite Way to Irrigate Your Garden?

Conventional sprinklers, drip or soaker hoses, or ditches along the rows — tell us what works best for you and why? Please post your response in the comments section below.

Homemade Tomato Cages: A Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re tired of old, flimsy tomato cages, follow this step-by-step guide and make your own sturdy, wooden alternative. It can be folded up for ease of storage and is strong enough, by design, to withstand rough winds better than the wire variety. With minimal materials, all of which are easy to find, all you really need is motivation.

Read Woody’s Folding Tomato Cages for the full guide.

 




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