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Beans, Sunflowers and Garlic
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Beans, Sunflowers and Garlic

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Kelly gets to the root of growing vertically to save plants from pets, green bean grazers, miniature sunflowers and harvesting garlic.

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Kelly Smith Trimble

Kelly is HGTV's senior editorial director, a master gardener, and a 200-hour certified yoga teacher. She earned an M.A. in English from Sewanee and M.S. in environmental studies from Green Mountain College. Kelly is also author of two books about vegetable gardening:

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What Can I Plant Now? 02:15

How to Start Raised Beds 02:23

Help for Dying Lavender and Zucchini Plants 05:17

What's Wrong With My Cilantro? + How to Ripen Green Tomatoes 03:56

How to Start Seeds + What to Do for Leggy Seedlings 04:08

Nasturtium Growing Pains + Powdery Mildew 03:23

Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Bag + Can You Grow Food From Grocery Store Scraps? 03:06

When to Plant Garlic + Growing Veggies Indoors 03:10

Help! I've Got Lush Leaves, But No Beans or Tomatoes 02:57

When to Pick Winter Squash + Preserving Tomatoes 03:30

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When Are Root Vegetables Ready to Harvest? 04:06

Sunlight for Summer Squash + Tomato Leaf Curl 02:55

Can You Grow Cucumbers in Containers? 04:12

Slugs, Tomato Suckers and Regrowing Scraps 03:27

The Secret to Growing Carrots + RX for Unhealthy Tomato Plants 03:24

How to Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms and Squash Pests 05:51

When to Pick Cucumbers + Combating Blossom-End Rot 02:55

What to Look for in a Trellis + To Mulch or Not to Mulch? 05:40

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