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Relax in the Garden: 3 Hours of Calm Acoustic Music & Nature Scenes

Rick Bickling — Fri, 10 May 2019 18:40:06 +0000

3 Hours of nothing but calm, soothing, relaxing acoustic music and beautiful scenes of nature.

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How to Grow Tomatoes: 30 Master Gardener Tips

Rick Bickling — Fri, 10 May 2019 17:33:14 +0000

Grow Tomatoes. 30 Master Gardener Tips to grow your best tomatoes ever. Includes tips on Soil Preparation, Planting, Fertilizing, Watering, Weed Control, Insects, Diseases, Harvesting and Storing. Includes a detailed listing of State Specific Recommended Varieties and Planting Dates.

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Gardening: What Does It Mean to You?

Rick Bickling — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:09:47 +0000

You’ve got gardening questions, and that’s OK. The How Do Gardener channel is here to help. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and let’s garden together.

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FERTILIZER: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

Rick Bickling — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:05:26 +0000

Fertilizer. What is it? How does it work? Is it safe to use? What’s the difference between Organic and Synthetic fertilizer? In this episode of The How Do Gardener we dig into and answer these questions.

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Crop Rotation in the Home Garden

Rick Bickling — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:00:53 +0000

Overview Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops, on the same land, in sequential planting cycles ranging from 2 to 8 years. Farmers have used crop rotation for centuries as a means of reducing crop lose due to disease and insects, as well as replacing essential nutrients, used by plants while growing, back … Continue reading Crop Rotation in the Home Garden →

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7 Tips to Connect Your Family to Their Food

Rebecca Crownover — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 08:47:46 +0000

By Rebecca Crownover, partner at Lone Star Family Farms and founder of Texas Farm Girl Having a connection with our food has become a top priority for our families. We want to have a connection with our food and know more about what we are putting on our dinner tables. So many children today think … Continue reading 7 Tips to Connect Your Family to Their Food →

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Plan your spring garden

Rick Bickling — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:06:46 +0000

As we turn the calendar page from February to March, signs of the approaching spring are becoming more and more evident for some, while many of us are still under several feet of snow. Here in Texas, within the space of a few days, the weather has gone from a spring-like 78 degrees to a … Continue reading Plan your spring garden →

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Tomato Time Planting Tips

Rick Bickling — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:22:07 +0000

No home vegetable garden is complete without a good crop of tomatoes. The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is a warm-season crop and one of the most popular, and easily grown, vegetables in the country. Once you’ve tasted a fresh picked tomato from your own garden, you’ll wonder what those bland, waxy, tasteless red orbs are that … Continue reading Tomato Time Planting Tips →

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Keep Deer From Devouring Your Yard and Garden

Rick Bickling — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:38:09 +0000

(ARA) -Springtime means sunshine, blooms, birdsong – and the dreaded “deer drama” that will inevitably wreak havoc in your beautiful backyard this season. Deer are now a permanent part of our landscapes, brazenly entering our yards and eating our gorgeous gardens. They are majestic animals, and beautiful to look at – from a distance. Up … Continue reading Keep Deer From Devouring Your Yard and Garden →

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Now is the Time to Plan Your Spring Garden

Rick Bickling — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:54:22 +0000

As we turn the calendar page from February to March here in Central Texas, signs of the approaching spring are becoming more and more evident. Signs of Spring When I looked out the window this morning, I was delighted to see the first peach blossoms just starting to bloom. My fall vegetable garden is reluctantly … Continue reading Now is the Time to Plan Your Spring Garden →

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