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In the age of computers, cable television and video games, the outdoors may hold little fascination for today’s youngsters. But with spring’s warmer weather just around the corner, gardening with your children or grandchildren can be an inexpensive way to entice them out of the house. Gardening is a hands-on hobby and [...] Here are some of the main features of organic growing: • Organic growing severely restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. • Instead, organic growers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops. • Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards. Going [...] Pruning tomatoes helps maintain a balance between vegetative and reproductive growth. If tomato plants are not pruned or pruned very little, plants will produce excessive vegetative growth and smaller fruit. “Moderate pruning leaves plants with smaller vines and larger fruit that will mature earlier. Pruning also keeps fruit off the ground, [...] |
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