During a visit to the Chicago area for a taping of "Growing a Greener World," executive producer and host Joe Lamp'l talked with....

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How, in all my life, had I never seen a tomato worm?

You remember me mentioning that I thought, perhaps, I had a deer nibbling on the tender leaves of my plants?

I was wrong. Seriously wrong.

To date, I’ve removed at least....

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The film crew of "Growing a Greener World" recently shot a new episode at my home, and what a great experience to share that was! I also had a chance to meet with a Burpee Home Gardens team member, and I gave her a tour of my front yard vegetable garden. It plays a big part of my blog,
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Our plants were producing, looking healthy and green, and we were enjoying, literally, the fruits of our labor. That was in May/June, when the Texas summer was enjoyable and temperatures were topping out in the low 90s. Well, that time has passed.

Come July and now into August, the weekly forecast has all days in the triple digits. Our newly planted grass in....

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A member of the Burpee Home Gardens team was on-site in the Chicago area last week with Joe L’ampl and the "Growing a Greener World"....

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