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    Apr 09, 2019 2 minutes

    A thrifty seedling cover

    Karen Riggs, AZ

    Did you come home from the nursery with one of these plastic trays that hold small plants above? Karen Riggs found a way to reuse them in her garden: Turn them upside down and place them over your seedlings for protection. She uses two-pronged metal plant markers to secure them to the ground. Make sure the tray

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