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How often to water vegetables- Video added


This video is a must see for a new gardener. Almost everyone does this wrong at first. We discuss proper watering schedules and we also discuss effects upon plant yields with overwatering.

For more information on watering check out a former blog post.

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Mulching your garden


Anyone who hates gardening because of all the weeding probably doesn’t use mulch. Last year I hardly ever had to weed because I use mulch wherever possible. If for only this reason I would mulch, however, there are many more benefits to mulching your garden. Go to the USU extension fact sheet on mulching for [...]

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Watering vegetables…how much, how often


When I first began gardening I was amazed to learn how poorly I watered my vegetables. In fact, I have been astounded to learn how many others were doing the same as me. Hopefully in this post I can help explain how often, how much and why overwatering will yield poor results.
First, the frequency. All [...]

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Drip System- The best irrigation system for most plants


I want to show you what system I use in my garden for irrigation and why I think it is the best around. Before that, I want to mention that drip systems that you buy in stores are worthless, in my opinion, because the ones with just the holes in the tubes are cheaper, but [...]

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