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Want to Know My Favorite Tomatoes?

Heirloom tomatoes are an absolute must for hardiness, flavor and maximum nutrition. In fact, heirloom varieties of most any vegetable are my first …

Why Harsh Climates Are Better for Veggies

Challenging Temperatures No doubt about it, those of us in the intermountain regions of the U.S. and Canada have a big challenge …

All-America Selections

Every year, new brighter, tastier, longer-blooming plants come on the market. Introduced as All-America Selections, these plants have gone through rigorous growing …

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4 Tips to Design Your Garden

Have you decided THIS is the year to design your garden? You’re probably inundated with all the new gardening catalogs filled with …

6 Tips to Ripen Tomatoes on the Vine

In the intermountain and high desert regions, we are headed into a gorgeous Indian Summer. Our fruit trees are dropping sun-warmed sweet fruit faster than …

Create a Microclimate

Do you know how to create a microclimate? You probably already have, but don’t realize it. Microclimates can occur almost naturally all …