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How to deter cats from my garden?

Q: My daughter's cat digs in my flower bed and leaves holes and scatters dirt everywhere, uproots bulbs, etc. What can I use that is a natural remedy, something safe for the environment.

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An Educator's Guide to Vegetable Gardening

This publication is a primer on vegetable gardening written specifically for educators, including those who use gardens as part of a nutrition education curriculum. It outlines a full-circle approach to educational ...

Weston Miller, Beret Halverson, Gail Langellotto | Sep 2011 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

How to Build Your Own Raised-Bed Cloche

Find out what materials you need to build a cloche and get step-by-step instructions for building. Close-up inserts show the building process.

Sam Angima, Bill Biernacki | Aug 2008 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Know the life cycles of plants — annuals, biennials and perennials

Knowing the life cycles of plants is one of the basics of botany. Plants fall under three classifications: annuals take a year to go from seed to seed; biennials do the same in up to two years; and perennials live on.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden | Jan 2008 | Article