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6 Steps to a Successful Spring Garden

These key elements will ensure that your plants stay healthy and productive during springtime.

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Grow Tomatoes in Cages

Our easy homemade cages have an organic look. Set four 6-foot-long 2 x 2 redwood stakes 1 foot into the ground to form a 20- x 2-inch square; plant seedling in the center. As the plant grows, tie sisal twine around stakes every 6 inches.

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