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Fall Garden Cleanup: What It Really Means for Utah Gardeners
It’s October. The temperatures are dropping, daylight hours are shrinking, and the growing season is wrapping up here in Utah. That means it’s time for fall cleanup—but what exactly does that mean? If you’ve done any Googling or talked to other gardeners, you’ve probably heard a lot of conflicting advice. Some say “leave everything for Read more
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Cover Cropping in the Home Garden: A Simple Way to Build Healthy Soil
When most gardeners think about planting, we picture vegetables, flowers, or fruit trees. But one of the most powerful things you can grow in your garden isn’t food at all—it’s a cover crop. Cover crops are plants grown not for harvest but to improve the health of your soil. Farmers have used them for centuries, Read more
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What does “Low-Maintenance” Look Like?
Everyone I talk to says they want a low-maintenance yard, but sometimes I get the feeling that when they say “low-maintenance,” they really mean “NO maintenance.” I’m sorry to say, there is no such thing as a NO maintenance yard. If you have an outdoor space, you’re going to have to spend some time, effort, Read more
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What the Heck is Mulch?!?
One of the first issues I ran into as a new gardener was the concept of mulch. Everyone said to use it, but no one explained what it was. If you start searching “mulch” online, you’ll soon discover that almost anything can be considered mulch, as long as it can cover the ground. This list Read more
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Can I Plant Yet?
It’s mid-March and everyone is asking, “Can I plant yet?” Here in northern Utah, most people will tell you to wait until Mother’s Day (approximately the last frost date), but if you wait until mid-May, you may be missing out on an entire harvest – not to mention an extra two months of gardening excitement. Read more
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Hey! Good to Meet You!
It started with a peach tree. Growing up, my parents always had some sort of garden. Our backyard came with a cherry tree, an apricot tree, and two peach trees. The peaches were my favorite, so when I grew up and bought my own house, one of the first things I did was plant a Read more