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Garden crops that can withstand a light frost include: asparagus, broad bean, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, collard, garlic, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, onion, pea, radish, rhubarb, shallot, spinach, and turnip.

Tip #3,833

Spinach is a cool weather crop. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked. Produce more than one crop by trimming to one inch when harvesting.

Tip #3,836

Spray flowering dogwood and magnolia trees with dormant oil in the spring. The oil smothers pests and eggs that survived the winter.

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If expecting a frost, protect sprouts in your garden by placing a glass jar over the individual plants.

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Use the change of season to do a mental inventory. What baggage are you carrying around from the last week, season, or year? "Dump it". Declutter your mind. Focus on gratitude. Approach the season with fresh perspective.

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Open the doors and open the windows! Let that cool, spring air breathe new life into your home. Read More

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The first item on your Spring to-do list should read: get outdoors! Make it simple, affordable and accessible for everyone by tapping into all your nearest state park has to offer. Pack lightly, start out early, return often. Nature's show changes weekly.

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Schedule time to declutter your home every spring and fall. Sort through clothes, toys, and other items.

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Consider using spring break to engage in community service activities. You'll feel better about yourself and you can add the experience to your resume.

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When spring cleaning your home, also clean out old and unused computer files and email.

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Tip #3,437 • 15 people found helpful

Make organic Easter egg dye by boiling some beets until they are tender. Use the water to dye eggs and make a salad from the beets.

Tip #3,436 • 14 people found helpful

Dye Easter eggs naturally by taking onion peels from red or yellow onions, and boiling in water and a little vinegar until the water turns orange. Take the onion peels out of the pot, insert boiled eggs and stir until they obtain a uniform color.

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A lack of tulip blooms may be the result of overcrowding. Dig up tulips in late spring or early summer and pull out smaller bulbs (bulblets) to either plant at a distance or give away.

Tip #2,671 • 21 people found helpful

Divide perennials on cloudy spring days. Hot, direct sunlight can injure the delicate roots.

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Prevent weeds sprouting by applying a pre-emergent in the early Spring. It kills the weed seeds before they get a chance to sprout.

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