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September:

Saving Seeds from the Garden
Collecting seeds from garden plants to plant next year may seem like a good way to save money, but you may be in for a surprise. Some seeds can be saved from year to year with good results, particularly the old-fashioned cultivars. But modern hybrid cultivars rarely breed true from collected seed.

Pears Best Ripened Off the Tree
One advantage to growing your own fruit trees is that you can get tree-ripened fruit, a real rarity in the grocery store. But, unlike other fruits, pears will reach their best quality when ripened off the tree.

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Apple Scab of Flowering Crabapples

Apple Scab

Gardening Tips for Beginners

Consumer Horticulture - Purdue University

Gardening News

Fruits and Nuts Publications

Vegetable Publications

Purdue Fruit Information

Fact for Fancy Fruits

Vegetable Crops Hotline

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Fruits

Vegetables

General Horticulture

Indiana NewCrop

Fruits and Nuts

Vegetable Crops

Extension Entomology's E-series

Vegetable Pests (PDF's)

Fruit Pests (PDF's)

Garden Flowers

Fruits & Vegetables

Lawn Care

Landscape Plants

Insects, Pests, & Diseases

Indoor Plants

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