Arrange your plants, accordingly, placing sun-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers in the brightest spots and ...

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Local farmer Ned Birkey offers home garden planning tips. Also, see what gardening workshops are coming up in Monroe County.

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In fruit and vegetable gardens, we select companion plants based on their services to neighboring plants. The pepper ...

With the many benefits they can provide for a garden, companion plants ... that companion planting is without merit. The practice itself has benefited fruit and vegetable growers for thousands ...

(Jessica Damiano via AP) This September, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows a plants growing in a container. Damiano recommends first-time gardeners start small, such as with potted plants, ...

Doesn’t it just buy some favorite plants and stick them into the ground? Hm… sound not bad. But I’ll tell you, without a good plan, the amount to learn, maintain, and weed can rapidly knock you out.

Consider giving them some company in the garden. Companion plants are species that grow especially well together. Rather than competing against each other, companion plants benefit each other's health ...