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      <title>2009 Master Gardener Class</title>
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      <title>How To Care For Cut Christmas Trees</title>
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      <title>What's Wrong With My St. Augustine Grass?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Provides information on fire ants including how to control and treat mounds. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:05:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Vegetables can be grown in containers, community garden lots, home yards or large ranch areas. To be successful, follow these basic rules. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>How to Take a Soil Sample</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:04:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about the care of roses and how they can add beauty to your landscape. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This article describes what  herbicides homeowners can use to control those "sticky" weeds in their lawns. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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