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Some social media gardening trends, like using cinnamon as a cure-all, are not supported by scientific evidence.

Banana peels do not create a nutrient-rich fertilizer simply by soaking them in water for a few days.

The nutrients in banana peels are best released through composting rather than making "banana water."

Expensive windowsill herb growers may be unnecessary when a few pots and a sunny windowsill can suffice.

This is the time of year that I usually pen a column covering a short list of cool and useful gift ideas for the gardener in your life. Of course, I realize that I’d have to run it sometime in July for it to be of use to some of you (I’m talking to my wife now). So, consider this edition aimed at the rest of us.

But this time I decided to do somethin

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