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Handout for How To Take Cuttings

The link below is a good overview on how exactly to take cuttings.  Try it and you will see how simple it is.  If it seems at all confusing, there are many videos on YouTube, and hopefully soon I will put together my own video for this website! How to take cuttings

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Save Seeds up to 10 Years!

To the inexperienced gardener, you may believe that the seeds you buy from the store or collect yourself are good only for one growing season.  They even put an expiration date on most seed packets that is often for that same year.  But, the secret truth is that seeds have the ability to last an […]

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Newspaper Seed Strips

Sometimes trying to plant the teeny tiniest of seeds can prove to be more than frustrating.  Not only do you waste a good portion of the seeds by dropping them too close together (or even where they are not meant to be at all) but, you cause yourself additional work later by having to thin […]

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The Other Planter: Alternatives for Starting Seeds

I am always looking for ways to save money and garden sustainably.  Here are a couple great ways to recycle everyday items, saving yourself a bit of money, and saving the planet as well! Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls Take your old toilet paper rolls or slice your paper towel rolls to create these great seed […]

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