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A Young Man's First Garden

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | September 21st, 2012

My first experience as a gardening teacher and mentor to a young man.

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Fall Garden Planning & To-Do List

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | August 6th, 20121 comment

With good preparation, you'll have a great Fall garden.

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Dye Easter Eggs in Nature's Hues

KitchenGardenerMag, archive | March 21st, 201210 comments

This year, color your Easter eggs with dyes derived from garden vegetables, berries, coffee, tea, or spices. Learn the method, and get a recipe for a basic egg dye and an onion skin dye.

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DIY Heat Mat Speeds Seed Starting

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | December 16th, 201115 comments

This festive lighted heat mat will help warm your seeds. It's inexpensive to build, and it can be sized to suit your seed flats.

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DIY Square Foot Garden Planting Templates

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | November 11th, 20116 comments

These wood templates will save you a lot of time making evenly-spaced planting holes.

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DIY Raised Bed Seat

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | October 17th, 20111 comment

This “bed seat” will offer you more comfortable access to your raised beds, or simply let you enjoy what you’re growing.

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DIY Self-Watering Transplant Tray

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | July 31st, 20111 comment

This system will save you a lot of time watering your transplants.

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What's In YOUR Bucket?

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | March 18th, 20113 comments

A good bucket (or two, or three) can be a loyal friend in the garden tool department.

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Start Composting, Bokashi Style

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | September 24th, 20103 comments

In this video, I show you a way to set up and maintain a compost system using the Bokashi method.

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Raised Bed Pest Cover - Redux

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | August 28th, 20102 comments

With Fall planting right around the corner, it was time to re-cover my raised bed "defense system".

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DIY Seed Packet Storage Box

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | July 13th, 20104 comments

Here's a great way to organize your seed packets by the month. It's a great improvement over the "shoebox" method.

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DIY Food Scrap Digester/Composter

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | May 21st, 201014 comments

Here's an easy to make pest-proof food scrap digester/composter.

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DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | March 10th, 201012 comments

Here's an a-frame trellis design your climbing veggies will love you for.

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Round Those Leaves Up, Y'all

yourownvictorygarden, contributor | November 29th, 20092 comments

I've come up with a quick DIY project that will help you ''corral'' the great and FREE garden resource - leaves. I call it the Fall leaf collection bin.

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Cold Frame Gardening

KitchenGardenerMag, archive | August 13th, 20097 comments

A cold frame with a glass top can give you a 12-month growing season, even in Maine, and it's the easiest and most economical way to extend your harvest. Build the one described here, and you're on your way to fresh veggies year round.

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Video: How to Build Raised Garden Beds

VegetableGardener, editor | June 2nd, 20095 comments

If your soil isn't the greatest or you just don't feel like digging, raised beds can be a great solution for your vegetable garden. Watch this video to learn how.

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Build an A-Frame Tomato Trellis

KitchenGardenerMag, archive | March 15th, 20097 comments

This freestanding structure can be taken apart and stored over the winter.

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Extend the Seasons with a Cold Frame

ChrisMcLaughlin, contributor | March 4th, 20098 comments

Cold frames are basically very short greenhouses sans the heat. They are mostly used for extending the season in one direction or the other. They are one of the handiest tools around for helping...

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Build a Potting Bench

KitchenGardenerMag, archive | February 20th, 20095 comments

In the heart of every gardener grows the desire for a potting bench. This original design is fairly simple to build yourself, or you can hire a carpenter to build it for you.

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Build a Simple Cold Frame

KitchenGardenerMag, archive | August 14th, 20084 comments

This cold frame is a bottomless box topped by glass frames. With the materials list, a detailed plan, and instructions, you'll be able to build your own.

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