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How to Survive a Heat Wave in Your Garden

It’s one of those humble-brag type of problems in the garden: Oh look, we’re having this crazy heat wave with wonderfully warm summer weather. What do I do?

While you’re grateful for the nice weather, it’s easy for your plants to take an absolute beating when the temperatures soar high above average. Here’s a few strategies to cope.

How do you deal with a hot summer heat wave in the vegetable garden? I'll show you how to save your plants with these easy tips for your backyard garden. #gardening #summer #beginnergardener #heatwave #gardentips #vegetablegarden

Disclaimer: I garden in zone 3b in the Canadian Prairies. What is hot for me might be normal for you. If you live in the Southern States and have some other solutions for surviving a heat wave, I would LOVE to hear them in the comments, as you are the experts!

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How to Keep Your Garden Alive When You’re Away on Vacation

Every gardener faces a big dilemma every summer: How do you water your garden and keep it alive when you’re on holidays?

I’m sharing my five basic steps for plant care on vacation. These tips should keep your plants alive for a max of 3 days without rain and moderate temperatures. I’ll also give you suggestions for what to do if you’re gone for longer.

Every gardener faces this dilemma at one point: How do you go on vacation without killing your vegetable garden? I'll show you how to care for and water your plants while you're away, plus give you some tips especially for the beginner. #gardening #summervacation #beginnergardener #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #gardeningtips #gardeningadvice #gardeningideas

 

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How to Get Rid of Pests that Plague Your Garden

You’ve planted the seeds, carefully watered and weeded, and your vegetable garden is finally starting to come up. . . only to be demolished by a host of bugs, birds, and other critters.

What’s a gardener to do?

Sifting through the Internet for answers is like travelling down some strange vortex.  There’s so many myths and folk remedies out there that you don’t know what to believe–especially if you’re looking for an organic solution.

I have travelled the vortex for you and come out on the other side…barely.  This post is a compilation of some of the more reputable solutions out there for the garden foes you are battling.

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