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Pb1068-Hobby Greenhouses In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Home Garden, Lawn, and Landscape

For the avid gardener or plant lover, a hobby greenhouse can be like the icing on the cake. A greenhouse allows you to extend the gardening season by growing plants inside when outside weather conditions make plant growing impossible. It will also provide many hours of pleasure and relaxation while growing your favorite plants.

There are other factors you should consider. Does your plant growing interest span the whole year, or do you get excited about growing plants only during the spring gardening season? If you are only interested in growing annual flowers and vegetable plants, you may want to …

Sp291-E-Growing Sweet Corn In Home Gardens, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Home Garden, Lawn, and Landscape

Corn is one of the most popular and diverse vegetables. Many types are grown, including field corn, ornamental corn, popcorn, sweet corn, several different supersweet corns and even broomcorn. Corn may be white, yellow, bicolor and many shades of red, blue or even black. Most home gardeners grow white, yellow or bicolor corn or supersweet corn, so this factsheet will be restricted to these.

The yield and quality of home-grown corn also vary more widely than the yield and quality of most other vegetables. The type of corn grown, cultural conditions of growth, harvest and post-harvest treatment all affect yield …

Sp284-B-Renovating Strawberries In The Home Garden, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Home Garden, Lawn, and Landscape

The one production practice that Tennessee home gardeners most often neglect with their strawberry planting is renovation. Strawberry plantings are usually allowed to develop new runners with no effort to control weeds or to renew existing plantings. Many home gardeners feel mechanically removing weeds may disturb new strawberry plants and is a damaging practice. Unfortunately, failure to renovate is a more damaging practice when long-term production is desired.

The Masters Of Gardening Keep Utah Growing, Dennis Hinkamp

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Late Season Gardening Can Still Be Successful, Dennis Hinkamp

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