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Crops to sow and plant in January – ‘beautiful blooms’ by spring

January is often a quiet month for planting directly in the garden, but a great one for those with a greenhouse or windowsill to experiment on. Experts have aired various different crops to plant now.
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Build an Automated Gardening System With the Raspberry Pi Pico W

Part of the joy of gardening is getting your fingers dirty, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use a little automated help.
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Wanted: Master Gardeners for 2023

Training begins in February, with opportunities to give back to the community in return
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Looking for hard-to-find houseplants? Head to the new Trendy Gardener in West Des Moines

The Trendy Gardener started as an online business in 2021 and opened as a physical storefront in West Des Moines with tough-to-find houseplants.
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10 gardening hacks using leftover beer

Beer is, quite often, the solution, but not just to drink but also to use in your garden too. Here, db shares 10 inventive green-fingered hacks, gathered from horticultural sources, on how to use leftover Christmas beer in January to help your garden thrive in time for spring.
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Gardening: Choose Your Own Adventure

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Ready, Set, GROW! offers free gardening info

The free “Ready, Set, GROW!” gardening webinar series is expected to continue this year with topics such as landscaping for wildlife habitat, a deep dive on tomatoes, container gardening and fighting ants. The presentations air live on the third Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. They’re recorded and can be watched later from the […]
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Here’s why community gardening should be your new year’s resolution

Study shows even inexperienced gardeners can experience meaningful health advantages in their first growing season
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Pass It Forward

What’s your first memory of planting something and watching it grow?
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Erie County Master Gardeners win awards

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