<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Veggie Gardener&#187; Discover How-to</title> <atom:link href="http://www.veggiegardener.com/tag/how-to/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.veggiegardener.com</link> <description>How To Grow Vegetables and Vegetable Gardening Tips</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>Make Your Vegetable Garden Deer Resistant</title><link>http://www.veggiegardener.com/make-your-garden-deer-resistant/</link> <comments>http://www.veggiegardener.com/make-your-garden-deer-resistant/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:25:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Discover How-to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deer problem]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vegetable garden]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.veggiegardener.com/?p=994</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many rural (and even some urban) vegetable gardeners have trouble with deer munching on their precious vegetables. 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