Basil is one of the most popular herbs found in the home garden. It is easy to grow, useful in many recipes and it is also quite easy to propagate
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In Zone 9 Fall can be one of the most productive seasons in the garden. The temperatures are not as extream as the summer and in many parts of the cou
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Durring the hotest parts of summer there are many crops that do not fare very well. The overwhelming heat can cause reduced prodcution, make plant
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Potatoes are one of the most popular, and often most productive crops grown in the home garden. Zone 9 is to warm to grow the famous russet potato wi
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Strawberries are one of the most popular fruits that can be grown in the home garden. They are used in everything from short cakes to smoothies and
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Gardening in Zone 9 often times will allow for 2 separate growing seasons of the same crop, one is the spring/early summer and one in the fall/early
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What is Pepper Corking? Corking is a scaring that appears on the surface skin of a pepper, commonly on Jalapenos. This scaring is caused by th
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How to Grow Cowpeas Cowpeas, also known as Black Eyed Peas, are one of the limited number of crops that will do well in the heat of summer. Not o
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Zone 9 is known for have hot summers that can be quite difficult to have a successful garden in. To help increase the chances of having a successfu
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This is the first post in a new series "$0.25 Seed Experiment" In this series I will be documenting my experiences with a packet of seeds that
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