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Some pics from my garden this weekend!

TheGardenGirl, | July 12th, 2009

Here are some pics from my garden this weekend. Check out my Three Sisters garden, it is thriving!

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Broccoli, Peppers, Peas and 'matoes!

cricca, member | July 5th, 20092 comments

Already picked 4 heads of broccoli, bumper crop of peas and tons of tomatoes getting ready to turn red.

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Good year for Corn!

cricca, member | July 5th, 2009

Corn is almost 4ft tall by end of June!

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Brooklyn Rooftop Container Garden

bucolicbushwick, member | June 17th, 20091 comment

This is my rooftop container garden in Brooklyn, NY. Right now I'm growing broccoli, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes.

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strawberries

Coolmom5, member | June 15th, 20092 comments

Just picked one of the first harvests this year. This was at the end of May. My small 8 by 10 area has provided roughly a gallon every other day.

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Summer Squash Bonanza

Gardenerd, member | June 15th, 20091 comment

I admit it, I went a little crazy. I was determined to have a successful squash crop in the wake of last year's squash catastrophe. So I planned for extra, you might say. This...

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GARDEN AS ART

GmaSandi, member | June 8th, 2009

I've enjoyed using a camera for a long time, but now am having fun in this new garden as new things appear. God has done a fascinating thing, the way He designed all things in nature and I love...

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Drip Irrigation

TheGardenGirl, | June 4th, 2009

As my gardens grew, so did my time commitment to watering! This year I installed an automated drip irrigation system for under $300 bucks!

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Growing Potatoes in a Laundry Basket

alouagie, member | June 2nd, 20099 comments

I bought the laundry baskets at a local dollar store (I have 2 baskets). I filled the baskets with about 2" of soil & compost, then put a seed potato into each basket (each potato was cut...

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My "Grow-a-Row" Garden

GmaSandi, member | May 29th, 20091 comment

This is my first garden. For the corn, I dug out the dirt & husband laid chicken wire to keep out gophers, put amended soil back in. The rest is planted in barrels and large pots set up on...

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The Ultimate Tomato Trellis

curryleaf, member | May 27th, 2009

Last year I watched an eye-opening video about pruning tomatoes--getting them to grow high not wide. This encourages air circulation to avoid disease. It also keeps the fruit off the ground. My...

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Cold Weather Harvest!

ThePureGardener, member | May 24th, 20091 comment

I love early harvest of cold weather vegies! We have tons of lettuce and more growing that I will photograph and post at a later date.

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Raised Bed & Whiskey Barrel Gardening

ThePureGardener, member | May 24th, 20091 comment

We recycled old seasoned boards from our old greenhouse and set four raised beds up in our back yard. We grow 3 seasons of vegies here. I planted several whiskey barrels right on State St. in...

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May Garden Photos

TheGardenGirl, | May 14th, 2009

My New England Spring. May is a great time to be a gardener, everything is so fresh and new. I took out the camera a made a little photo essay of life on my farmette.

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Eggplant Topiary

KarenBudnick, member | May 13th, 20091 comment

I bought two eggplant seedlings and then decided to read about their "care and feeding". According to Barbara Damrosch's "The Garden Primer", garden writer Nancy Bubel has recommended growing...

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Square Inch Gardening

KarenBudnick, member | May 10th, 2009

Someday soon, these little guys will grow up to be 5" heads of Garden Babies Butterhead lettuce from Renee's Garden seeds. I need to be heartless and pluck a couple more out of the pot - I...

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Early May in Austin

Jeff_in_Austin, member | May 9th, 20092 comments

Growing veggies in Texas is a very different experience than what I was accustomed to in upstate New York. There, I would be planning to get my tomatoes in the ground around Memorial Day with...

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Planting Tomatoes in Beaverton, OR

gordnan, member | May 7th, 2009

We planted our tomatoes (19 varieties) in a 4' x 24' raised garden bed enclosed in a hoop house. Spring can be cool in Oregon so we wanted a warm spot for the tomatoes. We added worm...

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Raised beds (yet more)

PeterDurand, member | April 29th, 20095 comments

I built these beds because the drainage here is very poor..clay. Also it is easier on the old back. It has drip irregation which is configureable. I am the hardware guy and cook and my wife Sandra is...

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Mantis garden

mantis01, member | April 14th, 20092 comments

Side garden

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My first garden

ccrocker, member | April 9th, 20092 comments

This was my first venture into Vegetable Gardening. Although I am new at this I would be happy to share the pitfalls I had with anyone wanting to plant their first crops.

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Make Your Own Tumbler Compost Bin

Matt Berger, executive producer | April 4th, 200910 comments

Build a tumbler compost bin for your garden with less than $40 in hardware store parts.

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A Garden Beautiful Enough to Eat!

ShirleyBovshow, member | March 31st, 2009

Edible gardens are gaining in popularity across the nation and new gardeners are hungry for planting and design tips. I encourage people to get the most of their yards and take advantage of every...

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Video: The Easy Indoor Worm Bin

TheGardenGirl, | March 29th, 2009

Here is more on how to make a simple inexpensive worm bin. Vermiculture projects are so fun and easy and put composting on overdrive. Apartment dwellers and small-space gardeners rejoice and stay organic.

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Worm Farming

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 24th, 2009

Here's some pictures of our worms and their homes.

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The Urban Garden Project Chicken Coop

UrbanGardenProject, member | March 20th, 20095 comments

First picture of our chicken coop in the framing stage. We built this coop to fit inside of one of our 4x4 square foot gardening beds! Check out our site for a video and update photos on...

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Garden- 2008

mcelroy1980, member | March 16th, 20094 comments

A few images from last year's garden.

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my 2008 garden pools

worthwaiting4, member | March 15th, 20096 comments

Kiddie Pool Gardening

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A. R.'s Garden

arbray, member | March 14th, 20092 comments

Raised Beds

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Soil Bag Planting

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 14th, 20096 comments

This is the fastest planting method in town.

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Success with Cabbages

Teckki15, member | March 13th, 20096 comments

Here is a cabbage I grew yesr before last. The cool weather crops did pretty good but I gave up summer veggie gardening last year because our summers are so hot and dry I had a lot of...

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