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Planning Your First Vegetable Garden
6 commentsBefore you decide on what to grow, you need to make some decisions about your garden's location, size, and shape.
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Video: How to Build a Raised Bed
2 commentsBuilding a raised bed is a simple way to get started gardening. This video shows you how.
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My Light Setup for Seedlings
One of the sure signs of spring at my house is setting up the light stand.
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How to Grow Sweet Cherries
1 commentDwarfing rootstocks and self-fertile varieties give you the upper hand. With proper care and the right techniques, you can make your cherry dream come true.
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Getting Ready to Garden
Last-minute care gets your garden off to a great start. Janet Jemmott discusses how to prevent problems in the garden, how to make compost, how to get your tools ready, and how to prepare the soil.
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Video: March Square Foot Gardening Tips with Mel Bartholomew
1 commentMel Bartholomew, the inventor of Square Foot Gardening, and Patti Moreno discuss how to prepare that garden for the season.
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How to Grow Spinach
3 commentsHarvest spinach longer with timely plantings and a mix of varieties.
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How to Start a Kitchen Garden
Lucy Apthorp Leske designs a vegetable garden for her sister and her family, and explains what we all need to consider before deciding to start a garden of our own including size, location, and cost.
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Build Your Own Raised Beds
5 commentsGet more food from better soil with less water with raised beds. Landscape designer Linda Chisari shares her design (and materials list), along with advice on sizing and adding a convenient irrigation system.
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Oh, Deer
3 commentsIs there any way to prevent crop razing? Topics discussed in this article include dogs, repellents, behavior modification, and fences.
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It's time to start planning
2 commentsThe experts recommend keeping good records. I think I can handle that.
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Soil-Block Your Seeds
A nifty tool plus the right soil mix equals a bounty of seedlings. Using a soil blocker has a lot of advantages. Organic farmer Tina Fraser tells what they are how to use one.
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Seed Starting Strategies
1 commentIf you get the basics right, you can have your pick of healthy seedlings. From seed-starting supplies to transplanting outdoors, here is all the info you need to get your seedlings off to a great start.
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How to Grow Chives
Flowers are only one of the reasons to grow chives. Their flavor, with the sweetness of an onion and the hint of new garlic, adds a pleasing touch to many dishes. Here's how to grow them well and use them in the kitchen.
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Video: The Winter Vegetable Garden
Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl, shows you how to extend your gardening passion into the colder months by creating a microclimate to grow carrots, oregano, parsley, mustard greens, arugula, cabbage, broccoli, chard, and kale.
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Tips from a French Kitchen Garden
Want an eye-catching garden as beautiful as an ornamental display? Check out these tips from the garden of a French restauranteur.
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Soil Testing Savvy
To grow great soil, you've got to do the groundwork, and that means you have to know what you're working with. Get the dirt on your garden's pH and nutrients.
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Blackberry Culture
So you want to grow blackberries? First learn how to site, plant, fertilize, and care for them for best results.
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Growing Upright Blackberries
With proper pruning, erect varieties (some of them thornless) are easy to manage and easy to pick.
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Our contributing editors are accomplished gardeners, passionate about discovering and sharing new ideas and practical techniques.
Danielle Sherry
Specialty: Small scale veg gardening
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Jodi Torpey
Specialty: Organic Gardening
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Ruth Dobsevage
Specialty: Simple gardening
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