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Transplanting a Tomato Shoot
1 commentIn this video I show how easy it is to transplant a tomato shoot.
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Make a Lightweight Potted Garden With Less Soil!
One of my favorite "gardening accessories" is the Ups-A-Daisy planter insert that allows me to garden in large pots without filling them up with soil! Watch and let me know what you use to make your...
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Choosing the Right Tiller for your Home Vegetable Garden
2 commentsMy dad’s tool of choice for his garden was his trusty pitchfork, which he has since passed on to me. While I love using the pitchfork and digging in the dirt, nothing speeds up cultivating the...
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Are You Ready for Garlic?
7 commentsBeing Unprepared Stinks! Are you ready to plant garlic? Maybe not. After all, it’s still summer, it’s hot and autumn seems a long way away. But garlic planting time will be here before...
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Watering Your Seed(ling)s
5 commentsThere are basically three methods ror watering your seeds (or your seedlings).
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QUESTION: Soil Temperature
1 commentI am always quite uncertain when I am planting certain vegetables in the spring with regard to those who are quite cold sensitive. Is there a general rule of thumb regarding how to know when...
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Video: How to Test Soil in Your Vegetable Garden
One of the most important steps you can take in starting a vegetable garden is to make sure you have good soil. But you can't tell what condition your soil is in just by looking at it. That's where...
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Video: Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants = Healthy People
1 commentThe healthier your soil, the better your vegetables will grow. Watch this video to see what makes healthy soil.
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Mmmm... Free Coffee Grounds For Your Plants!
3 commentsStarbucks doesn't just have great coffee. They also have a good amendment for your plants... coffee grounds. Here's the best part - it's FREE for the asking!
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Video: Soil Testing
Successful vegetable gardening starts with soil. I brought in Mark Highland, a soil scientist, to evaluate the soil in my raised bed and test the nutrients and pH with tests that you can do for yourself at home.
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The Dirt on Soil
1 commentHow does a garden grow? Feed the soil and the soil will feed you.
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Try Soil Bag Planting for No-Dig Beds
29 commentsIs anyone out there in a hurry? Are you working three jobs, have seven children, or on your way to a fire? This no-dig planting method is the fastest way to a vegetable garden – a soil bag can...
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The Sludge Report: Using Recycled Municipal Wastewater Solids as a Soil Amendment
Should you put compost derived from wastewater solids on your kitchen garden? The answers are hard to come by, but the questions are worth asking.
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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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Soil Testing Savvy
2 commentsTo 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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A Soil pH Primer: Getting It Right Gets Results
Acidity and alkalinity are measured in pH units. Most vegetables grow best in a slightly acidic soil. Learn how to measure the pH of your soil and then adjust it for best results.
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Double Digging
1 commentIn a hurry for great soil? Grit your teeth and get to work. Double digging requires lots of elbow grease but creates fertile, well-drained soil every time.
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Soil-Block Recipe for Pumpkins and Squash
Here's a special mix that will get your cucurbits seedlings off to a flying start.
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