Harvesting, Drying and Storing Herbs
Herbs are meant to be used. Here’s a quick guide for harvesting, drying and storing herbs from your garden. Whichever [...]
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The Joys of Fruit Preserves
Introduction to Fruit Preserves Fruit preserves are a fabulous way to enjoy the summer flavors year round. A bit of [...]
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Unusual Pollinators
When you think about pollinators the organisms that come to mind are bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. These are the pollinator [...]
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Attracting Pollinators
Pollinators are an important part of any garden as they play a critical role in the reproduction of the vast [...]
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The Benefits of Composting
Composting and Recycling Chart from Vassar Sustainability Humans produce a ton of waste that ends up in landfills [...]
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The Basics of Crop Rotation
What is Crop Rotation Crop rotation is the practice of switching the family or type of crops grown in a [...]
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An Introduction to Cover Crops
Benefits of Cover Crops As part of this week’s series on integrated pest management systems and reducing the need for [...]
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Companion Planting
Companion planting is one of the techniques used in integrated pest management plans to reduce the use of pesticides in [...]
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Hook’s Tips for Growing Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes not only taste sweet and delicious, but they are nutritious as well. Sweet potatoes contain antioxidants, blood sugar [...]
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Hook’s Tips for Conserving Water
There are many reasons to think about reducing water use in the garden including conserving water, saving money, not having to [...]
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Patio Tomatoes
Patio tomatoes are a great way to get hassle free tomatoes. Patio tomatoes grow well and produce tomatoes in the [...]
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Hook’s Tips for Growing Blueberries
Here at Hook’s Greenhouse we have grown Blueberries and other perennial fruits for years at our garden center. Blueberries are [...]
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Hook’s Tips for Planning a Vegetable Garden
Starting a vegetable garden from scratch takes a lot of work but is fulfilling and worth all the effort put [...]
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Easy Maintenance Gardening
Trillium is a beautiful easy maintenance native perennial. Are you tired of tough gardening chores and plants that [...]
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Soils for Tricky Plants
Different types of plants, just like different types of people, thrive in different conditions. Some plants, such as the Hibiscus, [...]