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Changing a mower blade is pretty simple but you could do some damage if you make anyone of these three mistakes. Avoid these and you should be golden.

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You may have hoped to save kale seeds and they never showed up. Why? We will look at that. But saving seeds does not only save you money it also helps your plants adapt their genetics or epigenetics to your property and climate. Kale seed saving has one hurdle to overcome and if you do this one thing you will be able to save seeds and never have to buy them again.

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How can you get higher yield on your squash, cucumbers, and zucchini? One way is to hand pollinate. If you are not getting enough pollinators in your garden or if you are using a greenhouse you can hand pollinate these plants to get potentially many more squash. It is easy and it doesn't take any tools.

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Can weeds help you learn about your soil? Obviously the gold standard is the soil test but many plants can teach you what is going on in the dirt you are looking at. Some are indicators of poor soil and there are several that are barometers pointing to potentially great soil. Another advantage of knowing these plants is that you get to know several great wild edibles along the way.