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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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Use Raised Garden Beds to Battle Deer and Dirt

Rick Bickling — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:52:36 +0000

Article first published as Use raised garden beds to battle deer, dirt, by Rick Bickling, in The Liberty Hill Independent. Here in Central Texas, March 15th is the proverbial “D-Day” of the gardening world, as it marks our official “Last Freeze Date.” This date was not mystically divined from a few magic tealeaves by a … Continue reading Use Raised Garden Beds to Battle Deer and Dirt →

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Easy, Affordable Weekend Spruce-up Projects

Rick Bickling — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:10:28 +0000

(ARA) – When it comes to home improvement, most of us have two “to-do” lists: the things we need to do, such as paint the shutters and clean out gutters, and the list of those we want to do, such as fun and easy projects that add visual interest or practical enhancements to the outdoors. … Continue reading Easy, Affordable Weekend Spruce-up Projects →

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Raised Bed Gardening

Rick Bickling — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:08:26 +0000

One of the easiest and most efficient ways to grow fresh vegetables, while optimizing your available gardening space, is by utilizing Square Foot Gardening, developed by Mel Bartholomew. Raised Beds Rather than digging down into your existing soil, use raised beds. Each raised bed is 4′ wide by 4′ long and 6″ deep. Keeping … Continue reading Raised Bed Gardening →

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