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Featured Plant: Shallots
Shallots, a type of small, mild edible allium, are treated like gourmet divas, but they are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. Even if you've failed with garlic and onions, you'll probably have success with shallots....Read Full Post
Multiplying Onion (Shallot) Recipes Needed STAT!
Marlingardener is experiencing a mixed blessing: "My good neighbor gave us a handful of multiplying onions, which I planted and ended up with about a peck basket full. I consider myself a good cook, innovative and creative, but I have no idea what to do with these things....Read Full Post
Drying and Storing Garlic
It's easy to forget about your garlic plants. Most of us put them in the ground in late fall, just before the ground disappears for the winter. Since garlic requires so little care, you may not notice it again until the leaves start to turn brown. Hopefully that doesn't happen until mid-summer, when your garlic is getting mature and should be just about ready to be harvested. (If your garlic started browning early in the season, it probably just needed water.)...Read Full Post
Clematis Plant Looking Brown? Don't Add Water.
A lot of us have been having damp or humid summers and while a little water is great, too much dampness for too long can cause all kinds of problems. Even the seemingly carefree plants, like clematis, can start acting up. Problems that take hold in June really start showing symptoms in July, so keep a close eye on your plants. If your clematis was blooming fine and now the stems & leaves are starting to look brown, it's probably not because they need more water. It could very easily be a case of clematis wilt, a fungus disease that loves damp foliage and humid weather. The good news is that it doesn't attack the clematis roots. The bad news is that all affected portions will need to be cut back. Here are some tips for avoiding and controlling clematis wilt....Read Full Post
Gardening Alert: Now is the Time to Shop for Deals At the Nursery!
What are you doing indoors at the computer? Now is the time to be shopping for great deals at the nursery. Gardeners should be able to find some steals at this time of year. The nurseries need to get rid of inventory to make way for fall plants and the increasingly early holiday merchandise....Read Full Post

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Giant Vegetables

Many gardeners enjoy the competition of growing giant vegetables and flowers, like 100 pound cabbages and pumpkins that gain 25 pounds in a day. Growing giant vegetables take planning and care. Here are 5 easy steps toward success in growing giant vegetables and flowers.


August in the Garden

If you're a gardener who thinks that the month of August begins the downhill slide into off season of gardening, think again. Your garden is hardier than you think and there are plenty of gardening tasks for August that will keep your flower and vegetable gardens going longer, as well as opportunities to get a head start on next year's garden plans.


Tomato Problems - Tomato Disea

There are many diseases that affect tomatoes. Tomato diseases are often weather dependent and can spread rapidly. Here are some common tomato diseases, their symptoms and what to do if tomato diseases threaten your home vegetable garden.

Tomato Growing Tips

Tomato plants know what they like and they grow well when you give it to them. Growing the best tasting or the earliest tomato is a great source of pride for the home gardener and here are 10 tips for growing terrific tomatoes.

Harvesting Vegetables

There are no precise guidelines as to when to harvest your vegetables, but there are some rules of thumb to guide you. Most vegetables are harvested just before full maturity, for maximum flavor and the most pleasant texture. The following are vegetable harvesting criteria for judging whether your vegetables are ready for picking.

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August To-Do List for the Yard

Watering Grass

Striping Lawns

How to Test Swimming Pool Water

The Outdoor Room: It's No Place for Roughing It

Lawn and Gardening News

On Location: Turning Castoffs Into Art

Monitoring Elderly Parents

In the Garden: Steps to Help Your Garden Survive the Summer

Shopping With Madeline Weinrib: Brightening the Summer Table

In the Garden: Helping a Flower Garden Survive Summer

   

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What to do with a reverse mortgage if you remarry (at MarketWatch)

Fixed-rate mortgage rates drop for sixth week (at MarketWatch)

Cash-in mortgage refinancings rise: Freddie Mac (at MarketWatch)

A cash-in refinance can cut mortgage costs (at MarketWatch)

Foreclosures hit neighborhood home prices (at MarketWatch)

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Watery scenes at The Watermill in Ixworth

Transform an outdoor smoking area

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Of runner beans and herons

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Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh: Don't let it all go to seed

Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh: Enchanted evenings

Gardening Tips

Friday Five: Photographing Your Garden

Thursday Techniques: Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson

Wednesday What's New: Bioretention Gardens

Tuesday Products: Paper Potters

Monday Melange: Spotted Blazing Star

Friday Five: Vertical Gardening

 


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Summary Box: Conference on Fannie, Freddie (AP)

AP - CONFERENCE SCHEDULED: The Obama administration will hold a conference Aug. 17 to discuss the future of government-sponsored mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which almost collapsed nearly two years ago.

Stock up on staples for pennies

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Uncle Sam's unseen health care plan

If you're in the market for long-term-care insurance, take a look at what the government will offer soon. But should you wait for it or buy other coverage now?

Hello pension, bye-bye saving? Not so fast

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