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Category: Gardening
Backyard Farms: Becoming Self Sufficient
By Michael Russell, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student I have long dreamed of a chance to own a plot of land and yield…
Grow with your family: Benefits of Introducing Gardening to Children
By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student Growing up, I loved being outside and that feeling has stuck with me to this…
Spring Plants your Pet Should be Avoiding
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern As they say, “April showers bring May flowers,” but are they flowers you really want around? Spring is…
Protecting Pollinators
Without pollinators, there wouldn’t be much to look at or eat. Pollinators are responsible for aiding the growth of over 80% of the world’s 1,400…
5 Herbs to Grow Indoors
One of the easiest and most useful gardens to grow is the kitchen herb garden. Herbs are easy to maintain and can grow well in…
Fun Facts About Zucchini
The Italians are credited for first introducing Zucchini to North America in the 1920’s. In fact, the word “zucchini” comes from the Italian word for…
Just in Time for Spring, Gardening Calendar
Spring, the season of hope! After all, what is a garden about if not hope for the future? For many Americans, it is also…
Aquaponics: Is this the farm of the future?
What exactly is Aquaponics? Aquaponics is the combination of recirculation aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (the soil-less growing of plants). It is an integrated system…
National Celery Month
Celery is having an anniversary this month! In honor of four centuries of cultivation of this ultra-crispy vegetable and its sweet yet distinctive flavor, The…
Savvy Arizona Gardeners Start with Straw
Bales, that is. The straw bale garden is one method guaranteed to get around problems like rocky, infertile soil, Bermuda grass, limited water supplies, and…
Fun Facts about Winter Vegetables
In the United States, fresh vegetables are available year round, thanks to Arizona sun, abundant crop water, and innovative growing methods. As a result,…
Top 10 Apps for Arizona Gardeners
For people who love gardening, and who are equally fearless using apps, there are a number of standalone software programs available that can streamline plant…
Gardening in Arizona: Tips, Tricks and Resources
Even though the words ‘desert’ and ‘garden’ seem like oxymorons, the fact is that gardening in Arizona can be tremendously rewarding. All it takes is…
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