Gurney's Blog
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How to Grow and Care for Beets
Beets have long been a favorite among home gardeners, offering both visual appeal and culinary versatility. Whether it’s their deep, vibrant colors or the wide range of ways they can...
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Why Every Gardener Should Understand NPK for a Thriving Garden
To grow healthy and vibrant plants, gardeners need more than just sunlight, water, and good soil; they need a strong understanding of plant nutrition. The three primary nutrients essential to...
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Perennial Vegetables for Your Garden
For gardeners interested in sustainability and reduced maintenance, perennial vegetables are a perfect choice. Unlike annuals, which require replanting every year, perennials regrow season after season, providing a consistent supply...
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Hybrid vs. Heirloom Tomatoes
If you’re thinking about growing tomatoes but don’t know where to start, you’re not alone. Tomatoes are one of the most popular plants for home gardens, but with so many...
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Here’s to Houseplants (part 2)
In addition to containers and potting mix needed for healthy houseplants, there are other variables that need to be taken into consideration. All plants need the basic elements of soil,...
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Here’s to Houseplants (part 3)
If you choose the right plants and provide what they need, your houseplants and fruit trees will be a lovely addition to your indoor garden for years to come! Light...
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How to make your own Herbal Tea
Strictly speaking, herbal “teas” are actually called “tisanes” or “infusions”, while real tea is made from the leaves of the tea plant. Even so, the term herbal tea is now...
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Home Sweet Home – How to Grow Fruit Indoors!
I’ve always had luck with run-of-the-mill tropical houseplants, but I had no idea that growing fruit indoors would be just as easy! And there’s nothing like biting into fruit you’ve...
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The Minimalist Garden: Vegetable Seeds
If you have a garden space, you can easily get by with a 4’ X 4’ area. No garden? No problem. Just get a half a dozen large pots, about...
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Starting Seeds Outdoors – Direct Sowing
Some varieties of vegetable and flower seeds can be started outdoors, while we recommend some seed starting occur indoors. Preparation is an important factor in successful outdoor seed starting. The...
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Strawberry Fields Forever, Part II
Cultivating a Strawberry Crop Planting strawberries isn’t terribly difficult, but it can be a bit time consuming. That’s why we have written this guide – to help you quickly and...
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How to Grow Buffalo Grass from Seed
Buffalo grass has been described as rugged, dependable, and impossible to stop from growing. This hardy native of dry prairie states is a favorite of people looking for a new...
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How to Plant Bulbs for Beautiful Spring Flowers!
Fall has arrived! I love the fall season. Some gardeners give up after September because they think there’s nothing left to do. It is true that with the cooler weather...
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How to Plant Apache Blackberry
Blackberry plants are perennials with a biennial growing and fruiting pattern that provide a bounty of sweet and juicy fresh fruits year after year. Apache Blackberry, a thornless erect variety,...
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Honeycrisp Apple Trees
Close your eyes; try to imagine a crispy crunch that fills your mouth with the distinct sweetness of the absolute juiciest fruit- that’s what it’s like biting into a Honeycrisp...
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How to Plant a Fruit Tree
Hey fellow gardeners! We know there’s probably still some snow on your ground, as winter is hitting the U.S. pretty hard this year. But despite all the winter storms, snow...
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How to Grow a Peanut Plant from Seed
Indigenous to South America, the peanut is a member of the legume family; it’s not a nut like its name may suggest. It’s one of most widely grown crops in...
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Sowing Your Own Seeds – Part II
Some Like It Warm To sprout, most seeds prefer a temperature between 70 and 85 degrees (for specific temperatures, see the back of your seed packet). Seeds can be kept...
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Sowing Your Own Seeds – Part III
On a Feeding Schedule Now that the plant has sprouted and gone through the food supply provided by the seed itself, you’re responsible for feeding the burgeoning baby plant. You...
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Spring Has Arrived – How to Get Your Garden Growing
Time to dust off the wheelbarrow and get the mower started – it’s officially spring again! But with a new season filled with such promise – and so much to...
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How to Attract Butterflies and Birds with Sunflower Seeds
How about having hundreds of colorful butterflies, birds, and bees flying around your garden landscape? Try this – grow sunflowers to invite these beautiful airborne creatures into your garden and...
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The Minimalist Garden: Herbs
In terms of grower satisfaction, it’s hard to beat herbs. If you have limited time and space, herbs give you more for less than anything else you can grow. Just...
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Why Plant Gurney’s® Deluxe Fruit Trees?
Fall is officially here! Autumn is my favorite season. The leaves turn colors and drift away, the air is crisp and cool, and warm apple cider and pumpkins are waiting...
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How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes
Drying food is a long-established and time-honored method for preserving fruits and vegetables. The basic premise is simple: small pieces of food are placed out in the sun and warm,...