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Your Garden Can Thrive with Less Water

Your Garden Can Thrive with Less Water
As the second driest state in the nation, we must be conscious about our water usage. Vegetable gardens are popular throughout most of the state, and they’re something many of us are proud of, especially when we grow enough food to can for the winter. There are ways to create a thriving, happy vegetable garden […]
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Container Gardening Success – Part 2

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In Part 1 on container gardening, we discussed some advantages to container planting, material choices, and soil needs. We’ll continue the discussion here in Part 2 with growing suggestions and how to keep up on maintaining your containers: What to Grow Anything can grow in a container as long as it has space. Even trees […]
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Container Gardening Success – Part 1

Container Gardening Success – Part 1
Container gardening is a great way to bring beauty to your yard. Plants aren’t picky about where they’re put as long as they have enough room for their roots grow, proper waterings and drainage, and good soil full of necessary nutrients. You can have total control over your garden with containers, and it’s easy to […]
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Get the (Garden) Party Started

Get the (Garden) Party Started
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That’s right, we’re not talking about the Christmas holiday. Spring for us is the most exciting season because it means rebirth, regrowth, and new beginnings. Everything comes to life, and colors pop all around us. Get the party started off right with high quality products for your […]
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Consider Water Wise Sod

Consider Water Wise Sod
This summer we’re likely to see major water restrictions for yard usage. Utah is in a “megadrought,” and some experts predict many areas of the Wasatch Front will be restricted to one lawn watering per week. It’s also possible that water districts may turn water on a little later this spring and turn it off […]
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Healthy Fruit Trees in Utah

Healthy Fruit Trees in Utah
What’s better than biting into a juicy, soft, sweet peach in the middle of a hot summer day? Utahns love their fruit, with numerous orchards seen all over the state. We even have a town called Fruita in central Utah because of the long growing season and historically abundant water throughout that particular area. Peaches […]
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Conserve Water by Improving Your Soil Quality

Garden Soil vs. Potting Soil
It’s hot in Utah, and very dry right now. You’ve probably heard our news stories about lakes and reservoirs already sitting at alarmingly low levels. Pineview Reservoir is currently registering 18 feet below normal for this time of year, and Lake Powell is hitting historic lows. KSL News interviewed Riley Olsen with Weber Basin who […]
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Your Yard Rocks!

Landscape rock delivery in Salt Lake City
You don’t want a “rocky” summer, but you may want a “rocky” yard! Opting for landscape rocks is a great choice when designing or updating your property whether you want to simply conserve water, create pathways, or make a décor statement with beautiful, colorful boulders. Rocks can look stunning on their own account, but contrasting […]
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Avoid Fruit Flies in Your Compost

Avoid Fruit Flies in Compost
The season of fruit flies and gnats is behind us, but if you really struggled with an infestation in the autumn you might already be looking ahead to avoiding them in 2021. Composting your own kitchen scraps can be a great way to reduce waste and costs associated with actually buying compost. But is it […]
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Spring is in Full Swing, but it’s Not Too Late to Plant!

Garden Soil Plus for Spring from The Dirt Bag Planting
Springtime in Utah is tricky, with drastic temperature changes sometimes every other day! It’s hard to know when it’s safe to plant your garden, but the rule of thumb for Northern Utah is everything should be good if planted after Mother’s Day. Although that was a couple of weeks ago, you’re not too late to […]
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