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Small red aphids feed on salidago canadensis, or canada goldenrod, a trap crop.

Effective Trap Crops for Your Georgia Garden

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In the warm, humid climate of Georgia and the broader Southeast, gardeners often face challenges from pests like squash bugs, aphids, and flea beetles. For organic gardeners seeking sustainable solutions, trap cropping offers an effective method to manage these pests without relying on synthetic chemicals.  Unlike broad-spectrum insecticides, which can harm pollinators and beneficial insects, […]

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A narrow rain garden bordered by large stones runs alongside a mural-covered wall depicting a historic building. Native grasses, shrubs, and small trees grow in the rain garden, creating a natural buffer between the walkway and a busy intersection with traffic lights and a school bus in the background. A wooden rain barrel is positioned near the downspout on the wall, emphasizing water conservation efforts.

What Is Closed-Loop Gardening, and How Can It Transform Your Yard?

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Closed-loop gardening focuses on eliminating waste, keeping materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.  In gardening, adopting circular ecnomy principles helps create closed-loop systems where every material has a purpose, ideally, more than one purpose. Once I started thinking about what I was personally going to have to do with my trash–or what I could

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Small greens growing out of a bed of mulched leaves in my lasagna garden.

What is Lasagna Gardening?

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Lasagna gardening is a no-dig, no-till gardening method designed to build rich, fertile soil with minimal effort. This technique layers organic materials—like newspaper, grass clippings, and kitchen scraps—in a manner similar to assembling a lasagna. Over time, these layers break down naturally, creating nutrient-dense soil. Lasagna gardening is often referred to as sheet composting because

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