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6 Benefits to Saving Your Own Seeds

6 Benefits to Saving Your Own Seeds

“Don’t put that in your mouth! You don’t know where it’s been!” said every parent ever. Plants today are fumigated, grown in overly fertilized soils, and go through all sorts of processes that we unknowingly agree to when we put that food in our mouth.  When you save...

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The Top 3 Mistakes Growers Make When Growing Seedlings

The Top 3 Mistakes Growers Make When Growing Seedlings

Growing seedlings unlocks the door to thousands of plant varieties, all with their own unique flavors that you can’t find at grocery stores or nurseries. It can also save you money… if you grow the seedlings correctly. But when you’re first starting out, it’s easy to...

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Vegetable Crops for Hot Weather Gardening

Vegetable Crops for Hot Weather Gardening

Hot Weather Crops for Your Garden Choosing hot weather crops The first key to success with hot weather gardening is choosing crops that are well-adapted to heat. Summer crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and melons all fare well in heat and humidity. But if temperatures...

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6 Keys to Hot Weather Gardening

6 Keys to Hot Weather Gardening

If you live in a climate where summer temperatures regularly exceed 90°F, hot weather gardening can be a challenge. Above 95°F, tomato blossom drop can happen, and summer favorites like cucumbers, sweet peppers, and eggplant slow production and become more vulnerable...

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Are Weeds Really ‘Bad’?

Are Weeds Really ‘Bad’?

Rob HerringNeed to GrowRob's short film aired in the 2022 Superfood Garden Summit The film is called "We Decided to Become Farmers."Rob Herring is an environmental filmmaker and musical activist. He directed/produced/wrote The Need To GROW, winner of multiple Best...

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The #1 Key to Starting Healthy Seedlings

The #1 Key to Starting Healthy Seedlings

Marjory WildcraftThe GROW NetworkMarjory is a 2022 Superfood Garden Summit Presenter. "How to have FREE breakfast for life!" Marjory Wildcraft is the founder of The Grow Network, which is a community of people focused on modern self-sufficient living. She has been...

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Light Deprivation for Weed Control

Light Deprivation for Weed Control

Tasha GreerSimple, Epicurean Homestead LivingTasha is a 2022 Superfood Garden Summit presenter. Weeds are Superfoods Too (for you & your garden!)Tasha Greer is an Epicurean homesteader and writer focused on simple, sustainable living. She's the author of Weed-Free...

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