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  • Attract bluebirds by providing the right shelter, water and food resources.
    Organic Gardening

    Creating a Bluebird Habitat Garden: How to Attract Bluebirds to Your Yard

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • From pruning to planting, this checklist contains all of the most important spring gardening tasks.
    Organic Gardening

    22 Essential Spring Gardening Tasks: Spring Yard Clean Up & Garden Care Checklist

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Growing native plants like goldenrod has tons of benefits for you and pollinators too!
    Organic Gardening

    Why Native Plants Matter: 8 Benefits of Growing Native Plants

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Attract waxwings to your garden by growing these North American native plants and berry producing shrubs.
    Organic Gardening

    How to Attract Waxwings to Your Backyard with a Cedar Waxwing Habitat Garden

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Bloodroot and other native spring ephemerals are some of the first plants to bloom in spring.
    Organic Gardening

    Native Spring Ephemerals of North America: The Earliest Blooming Spring Flowers

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Learn how to attract woodpeckers, like pileated woodpeckers, with these simple tips!
    Organic Gardening

    Building a Woodpecker Habitat: How to Attract Woodpeckers to Your Garden

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Indoor sowing allows gardeners to plant seeds weeks to months earlier than direct sowing in outdoor gardens!
    Organic Gardening

    Seed Starting 101: How to Start and Grow Seeds Inside with Indoor Sowing

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Make a milk jug greenhouse and cold stratify seeds outdoors in winter!
    Organic Gardening

    Winter Sowing for Beginners: How to Plant and Grow Seeds in a Milk Jug Greenhouse

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Biochar, vermiculite and perlite are all useful, but only one of these soil amendments is eco-friendly!
    Organic Gardening

    Perlite vs. Vermiculite vs. Biochar: Which Soil Amendment is Best for Plants and Seedlings?

    - By Lauren Landers
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  • Grow healthier houseplants, gardens and lawns organically with vermicompost!
    Organic Gardening

    How to Use Worm Castings or Vermicompost for Plants, Gardens and Lawns

    - By Lauren Landers
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