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		<title>Recycling Yard Waste</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, the yard waste you put out every week for curbside collection gets recycled into compost at Cedar Grove, one of the largest composting facilities in the U.S. All those twigs, weeds, tree trimmings &#8212; along with food scraps &#8212; is converted into nutrient-rich compost that feeds your soil and your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask a Master Gardener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You could tell by all the freshly-cut lawns this weekend that people were out doing a lot of yard work. As you&#8217;re weeding, planting or pruning and have gardening questions that you don&#8217;t have the answer to, you can turn to the King County Master Gardeners, a group of volunteers who will help you find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get your plant sale on</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the weekend to end all weekend plant sales. There are two incredible plants sales in Seattle: the King County Master Gardener plant sale at the University of Washington and the Seattle Title edible plant sale in Wallingford.
We&#8217;ve volunteered at the Master Gardener plant sale in previous years, but will be out of town [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/seatttle-plant-sales/</link>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s Heritage Trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re on at mission at Ecoyards to tour all of Seattle&#8217;s amazing Heritage Trees. The first stop last Sunday was a trip through our West Seattle neighborhood, where we found this grand oak tree at Hiawatha Park. This red oak is more than 100 feet wide and was planted in 1911 with nearby trees as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/seattles-heritage-trees/</link>
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		<title>Garden Calendar: April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Plant a tree in honor of National Arbor Day, which is April 30.
2. Give your lawn a face-lift by aerating, overdressing and topdressing about every two years. (Read more about how to do so in this blog post). Otherwise fertilize your lawn with a good organic slow-release fertilizer.
3. Mow weekly, removing no more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/garden-calendar-april/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your tree worth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It goes without saying that trees provide a lot of benefits to the homeowner, but now there&#8217;s a way to actually calculate the actual savings in terms of real dollars.
A two-inch thick vine maple (a ubiquitous feature in the Seattle area) provides about $50 in overall benefits, with the bulk of it coming in gains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/whats-your-tree-worth/</link>
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		<title>Plant a row for the food bank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;re getting ready to plant your garden this summer, consider planting an extra row of lettuce, snap peas, broccoli, spinach or other vegetables for hungry families. The White Center Food Bank welcomes all donations of fruits and vegetables.
In this blog post, the food bank&#8217;s Donna Pierce writes that produce can be extremely expensive for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/plant-a-row-for-the-food-bank/</link>
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		<title>Currently blooming in our garden</title>
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		<title>Time to plant potatoes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Potatoes are one of the easiest plants to grow in the Northwest. Home-grown potatoes also taste so much better than what you buy at the grocery store. You can plant potatoes as early as March (to harvest in the summer and early fall) and typically as late as June (for harvest in late fall). You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/time-to-plant-potatoes-seattle/</link>
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		<title>Organic weed control</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent questions we get at Ecoyards is how to control weeds organically. The truth is, there&#8217;s no easy way to get rid of dandelions, shotweed, knotweed, and other nasties, especially if you don&#8217;t want to use herbicides. Our favorite tools are our hands and standard garden tools, like a hori hori, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoyards.com/seattle-organic-weed-control-2/</link>
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