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Weeds compete with desirable plants (such as the cabbage and kale starts shown in this photo) for water and nutrients. They also will shade your plants as they get bigger and be a source of diseases and pests.

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Get It Growing: Six ways to work on weeds

A weed is a wild plant growing out of place in our garden, daring to compete with our…

Allow plenty of growing space for summer squash which has large leaves and grows as a bush.

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Get It Growing: Superb summer squash

Squash (along with corn and beans) is one of the oldest foods grown in the Americas. Squash is…

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Get It Growing: Tomato lovers: Look out for late blight

Oh tomatoes! So many gardeners anticipate them. First, the plant “takes hold” and the leaves turn a luxurious…

Floating row covers can provide light frost protection for your fall and winter crops. Be sure to weight down the edges when laying the cover directly on plants or stretch the material tautly over a frame and secure it to the ground to prevent wind from catching it and blowing it off the plants.

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Get it Growing: Plant now for fall, winter vegetables

For many areas of the country, harvesting the last summer vegetables from the garden can be a gloomy…

For vine-ripened tomatoes

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Get It Growing: Home-grown tomatoes, love: Things money can’t buy

If you grew up in an area where summer days were hot and humid and the nights were…

Watering systems

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Get It Growing: Make every drop count: Watering efficiently

Consistent and effective watering is key to a successful vegetable garden. Some may think that watering is the…

Sugar snap peas can be harvested as soon as they achieve the expected length (three to four inches) such as in this photo. To get the most out of your harvest

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Get It Growing: Growing sugar pea pods: It’s a snap!

For a crop that is well-suited to our climate, easy to grow and popular among all age groups,…

Because peat pots are biodegradable

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Get It Growing: Use transplants to get a jump on your harvest

The growing season for vegetables in the Pacific Northwest is notoriously short, making it difficult to grow some…

Get It Growing: Getting down and dirty by planting seeds in the ground

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Get It Growing: Getting down and dirty by planting seeds in the ground

Whether you are new to vegetable gardening or a long-time gardener, planting seeds in the ground is a…

Although lettuce grows quickly when directly seeded into the garden

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Get It Growing: On your mark, get set, grow! Starting vegetables indoors

Got the itch to start gardening, but find that conditions are still too cold or wet to dig…

Because they elevate the soil level

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Get It Growing: Raised bed, build it and they will grow

A lot of properties in Clallam County are plagued with soil that may not be conducive to growing…

Lettuce leaf color and texture vary with the variety. Seed mixes

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Get It Growing: Let us plant lettuce … all year round!

Master Gardeners discuss growing and planting practices for lettuce.

Adequate sunlight probably is the most critical factor in deciding where to locate your garden. Most vegetable plants require at least six hours of direct sun a day; shading as seen in this garden could diminish garden productivity.

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Get It Growing: The key to vegetable gardening is location, location, location

Exciting times ahead — you are going to have a vegetable garden! The site of your vegetable garden…