agriculture
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Avoid These Common Gardening Mistakes
The whole idea that certain people with “green thumbs” are naturally better at growing plants than others makes it sound like gardening is more about luck than skill. But, as anyone who has tried their hand at starting a garden armed only with the information they retained from elementary school science class can tell you,…
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Why Your Seeds Aren’t Sprouting
While our elementary school science classes may have taught us the basics about seeds and how to plant them, if you’ve gotten into gardening as an adult, you’ve probably figured out that there’s plenty more to learn. And unfortunately, growing a plant isn’t necessarily as simple as putting a few seeds in dirt and adding…
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Why You Should Pre-Sprout Your Seeds
The satisfaction of watching your tiny shoots push out of the ground after weeks of waiting is one of the best parts of gardening — unless your seeds don’t germinate as evenly as you’d like. Some of your seeds may not even sprout at all, or meddling squirrels may have carried them away before they…
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How Much Garden You Would Need to 100% Survive On
Gardening is often pitched as a relaxing, therapeutic activity — and it is relaxing and therapeutic! But it’s also a sign of how advanced society has become that we can regard growing food as a charming hobby instead of an absolute necessity. On the one hand, that’s a clear sign of mankind’s mastery over the…