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Harvesting Citrus in the Home Garden: Tips and Precautions
December 26, 2020
GardenZeus Northern California
/ GardenZeus Southern California
/ Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California
/ New and Now
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
With sufficient watering and fertile soil, Lemon Verbena grows an abundance of narrow, richly scented leaves. It produces clusters of small, attractive flowers, often in summer or late summer in colder California areas.
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Gifts for Gardeners: Essential and Deluxe Tools for the Home Garden
How better to celebrate for yourself or a loved one than with the gift of an essential high-quality tool, or maybe a luxe tool that your gardening loved ones might never afford for themselves?
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Harvesting Citrus in the Home Garden: Preharvest Care
November 12, 2020
GardenZeus Northern California
/ GardenZeus Southern California
/ Made with Sunshine: Growing Citrus in California
/ New and Now
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
Oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes: growing and harvesting citrus trees at home is a unique opportunity and pleasure of living in the warm-winter Mediterranean California areas
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Gifts From Your Garden: Grow Your Own Herbal Teas
What better way to enjoy gardening and celebrate holidays than with homegrown gifts from your garden? Every active garden already has gifts growing, blooming, or ripening.
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Hot Weather Gardening Part 5: More Tips to Help Plants Beat the Heat
September 13, 2020
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/ New and Now
/ Organic Gardening: Vegetables
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
Keep your plants healthy during periods of high heat. Find out what gardening tasks are important to protect your plants and what tasks can harm them.
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Hot Weather Gardening Part 4: Help Your Plants Survive Heatwaves
September 5, 2020
GardenZeus Northern California
/ GardenZeus Southern California
/ New and Now
/ Organic Gardening: Vegetables
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
What can be done to prepare your plants and trees for heatwaves? What can you do to help stressed plants survive during hot weather? This article focuses on interventions designed to help plants survive heatwaves.
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Hot Weather Gardening Part 3: Tips and Gear to Beat the Heat
September 4, 2020
GardenZeus Northern California
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/ New and Now
/ Organic Gardening: Vegetables
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
What can you do to optimize safety while working outdoors during hot weather? What gear is useful for sun protection, hydration, and comfort?
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Hot Weather Gardening Part 2: Mindset and Acclimation
August 30, 2020
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/ New and Now
/ Organic Gardening: Vegetables
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
Like almost everything about gardening, safe and successful work outdoors during hot weather depends on the gardener's mindset and self-knowledge as much or more as it does on gardening knowledge or skill.
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Fall and Winter California Gardening Part 2: Benefits and Challenges
August 29, 2020
GardenZeus Northern California
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/ New and Now
/ Organic Gardening: Vegetables
/ The Mighty Garden Archive
By: C. Darren Butler
Is there a catch to gardening from fall through spring? Depending on your local climate, environment, and garden, there might be a few. But the main one is sunlight.
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