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Hot and thirsty? Your plants are, too.

To keep potted plants healthy in summer, our master gardeners have these low-cost suggestions

* Cut off the bottom of an empty plastic water bottle and bury the bottle as shown in the drawing. Water poured inside will seep out ...

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