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Weeds
A close-up of the label of 30% concentrate vinegar.
A Safer Spray

A Safer Spray

Here is an herbicide that is safe to use in your garden—vinegar. Now, table vinegar won’t work. It has a concentration of 4-5%. You need to buy 30% vinegar which you will find at Home Depot or Lowes. The thing is, you can reduce the percentage to 20% and it will...

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Irrigation
A view of drip system parts needed for repairs.
Drip System Repair

Drip System Repair

If you have a drip system in your garden, you will sooner or later have leaks. Most commonly these are caused by severing a half inch supply line with a shovel, but there are numerous other causes like critter damage. The tubing shown in the first photo was damaged...

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IrrigationPots
Several potted plants being watered in a black plastic tub.
Summer Pot Watering

Summer Pot Watering

You know the rule about watering potted plants—water until the water runs through. I watered the plant that LaVille is holding just last night. Well, water did run through, but look at the dry section she is pointing out. I was surprised at how quickly the passion...

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Garden tools
Tool 3 feet long designed for work in raised beds.
Reach Hoe

Reach Hoe

Here is a tool that Phyllis Wilburn suggested as a solution for my knee problems. I was complaining about the difficulty of crawling around the garden after Birdseye Pearlwort. She says this tool is her primary weapon combating Common Bittergrass. The handle is 3...

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Butterflies
Got Butterflies?

Got Butterflies?

Finally, an article that should have meaning to almost every reader. Everyone I know loves butterflies. Their flash of color and erratic flight cannot help but put a smile on your face and improve your spirits. Now, if you wish this to happen to your face and...

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Garden tools
Scraper Tool

Scraper Tool

I just love it when club members go to the trouble of showing me a new garden tool. This one came from Lorraine. The photo is a little misleading in that it shows both a blue and a green plastic scraper. When you buy the Scrigit brand, you either get blue narrow...

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