Earth laughs in flowers. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) is often called redroot pigweed because of its pinkish red root. A warm-weather annual most common where summers are hot, pigweed seeds sprout in late spring or early summer.
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Various species of this pest are found throughout the United States; they are more common in the South. Stinkbugs are shield-shaped, and may be green, brown, or bluish-gray.
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Seed companies break the peppers we grow down into two categories: hot and sweet. The hot types include Cayenne, Jalapeno and Anaheim. Examples of sweet peppers are Bell and Pimiento. Banana and Cherry peppers come both sweet and hot.
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These kid-friendly vegetables provide an inexpensive gardening opportunity that produces results with little effort. Your child will fall in love with growing their own plants, learn about how plants grow, and all about the process of producing the food they eat from seed to harvest.
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There are hundreds of different fruits and vegetables that can be planted and harvested each summer in the garden. All have vital nutrients that feed our body, but some are stars in the garden! This list of 10 nutritious herbs, vegetables, and fruit you can grow in your own garden will start you on the path of self sufficient health.
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In recent years, many new varieties of herbs have been introduced, some of which do better indoors than the traditional varieties. Here are 10 herbs notable for their consistent, compact growth habit and strong flavor.
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THE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK 1,649 members joined. 7,830 posts written in our forums. 1,145 photos posted to the plant database. 1,505 plants added to personal inventory lists.
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A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. Leo Buscaglia
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