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  Plant Types

  Dandelion: A Botanical Superplant

  Taraxacum officinale: the dandelion. From the French dent-de-lion, or lion’s tooth, in reference to its tooth-like flower petals. Most people recognize a dandelion...

  By: Alan Ray

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  Plant Health

  How to Safely Remove Poison Ivy from Your Garden

  With spring fast upon us, many garden-minded folks are itching to get that garden going if they haven’t already. For us non-perfectionists, that usually includes...

  By: Alan Ray

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  Plant Health

  Get to Know Your Garden’s Weeds

  As the old saying goes, weeds are simply plants that grow where we don’t want them to grow.Some weeds are harmless, some are harmful, and others are wild medicine...

  By: Monica Mansfield | Homesteader, Owner & Writer of The Nature Life Project

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  Plant Health

  Natural Weed Control

  Some people say a weed is simply a plant in the wrong place, and while that's true, weeds are oftentimes a nuisance and the bane of any gardener, as they...

  By: Karen Wilkinson

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  Plant Growth

  Weeds in My Greenhouse? Say It Ain’t So!

  Your greenhouse is the perfect environment for growing all types of lovely plants. Some of us use our greenhouses to extend our growing season so we can grow through the...

  By: Shannon McKee | Freelance Writer, Gardener

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  Plant Health

  Algae Growth in Your Hydroponic System: Friend or Foe?

  While we often think of algae as being a bright green growth in a nutrient solution or on substrate surfaces, the huge number of algal species means their appearance can...

  By: Lynette Morgan | Author, Partner at SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants

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  Plant Health

  Getting Rid of Algae in the Grow Room

  Inevitably, algae will find their way into most every grow space on the planet.It makes sense when you think about it. Although they aren’t classified as plants,...

  By: Lacey Macri

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  Plant Health

  Advantages of Organic Weed Control

  The practice of organic weed control for your crops and gardens is not only good for the environment, but good for the health of you and your family as well. The...

  By: Chris Bond | Certified Permaculture Designer, Nursery Technician, Nursery Professional

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  Growing Methods

  Algae and Hydroponics

  To the hydroponic grower, algae is a weed, and as gardeners, we cannot just accept the presence of weeds, we must fight to control them before they become an epidemic in...

  By: Frank Rauscher | Writer, Owner of Garden Galaxy