Two Minutes in the Garden: Gardening Tips, Science, Myths - Test

For most of us in the U.S. and Canada, they've left our gardens and are heading toward Mexico and Central America.

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Fall and winter provide the best opportunities to handfeed birds. How can you improve your chances of success?

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What are the benefits of cover crops -- and are they right for you?

What are cover crops -- and how can you use them in your garden?

What is winter squash and how can you tell when it's ready to be harvested?

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There's lots of advice out there about when to harvest your watermelons. What's practical for a home gardener?

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You hear lots of experts recommending balanced fertilizer -- but how do they know what your soil needs?

A mulch that might last for decades! But it has drawbacks and there's still a lot we don't know.

Cooler temperatures are coming. Can you pick your tomatoes from the vine and have them ripen indoors?

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The use of peat in gardening has become a hot button issue. What damage does it do to the environment?