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		<title>Clay Soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improving Clay Soil

Soil heavily laden with clay can be some of the worst soil to work with if you want to plant a vegetable or herb garden. The density of clay soil can prevent plant roots from spreading, which prevents plants from reaching their maximum growth potential. Because clay soil drains slowly, it stays saturated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creeping Charlie</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to identify and deal with creeping charlie

Unless you live in the Rocky Mountains, and have lived there your whole life, you may have seen some creeping charlie invading your lawn. What is this stuff? You might have asked. Is it a weed? How do I get rid of it? For answers, keep reading.

WHAT IT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cutworms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is one pest I really hate it’s the cutworm. Although they are part of the caterpillar family, I do not put them in the same category as the cute, fuzzy caterpillars I collected as a child. Cutworms are ugly, squishy, and sometimes bristly. Even their colors of black, grey, brown, green, and white [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dandelions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some tips on removing and preventing dandelions

I love my neighbor. But I hate his lawn, or rather that thing in front of his house. Because it is not a lawn in the traditional sense. It is a dandelion garden. It was lovely when the flowers were glowing golden in the spring sun. But then shudders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Organic Coffee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have turned to organic fruits and vegetables (and even meats) in recent years, striving to live healthier, longer lives. You may be one of these people. But did you know that organic coffee is now available, too? If you can&#8217;t find it at your local health food store, then you can definitely find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Beetle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduced into the United States around 1916 from Japan, the Japanese beetle can be one of the most damaging insects to new garden blooms. Japanese beetles are about one-half inch long, are metallic green in color and have light copper-colored wings. The larvae’s (often referred to as grubs) bodies are off-white in color with brown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mealybugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to identify and get rid of mealybugs

Mealybugs are about the nastiest pest your plants can have. These little beasties are tiny and come in many shapes and sizes. Some male mealybugs have wings and can fly, but the majority of these critters are tiny and possessed of longish tails and many waxy filaments on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Your Lawn the Organic Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many lawn owners like to use chemical pesticides and herbicides to control the pest and weed growth in their lawn. However, these chemicals are harmful to the environment if they are not used in the proper way. They may also kill insects that are actually helpful to the lawn. Runoff from these chemicals may find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weed Control &#8211; Choking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to choke weeds out of your garden

Getting rid of weeds in your garden is often a matter of soil cultivation and diligence. However, what is good news is that to completely eliminate weeds, you don&#8217;t actually need to bend over for hours every day pulling at the little nasties. In addition to taking good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weed Control &#8211; Cultivating Soil</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cultivating soil in order to discourage weeds

So I am an avid gardener. I love to have my fingers in the soil and I particularly love to have my kids join me in the garden. But I am by no means a pro. My neighbor from two doors down, on the other hand, is very much [...]]]></description>
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