Growing your own seedlings from seed offers you more flexibly and control over your garden. You can choose your favorite…
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Spring Gardening
How to Harden Off Seedlings
If you grow your own vegetable seedlings indoors under lights, or if you purchase transplants from a nursery greenhouse, you…
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Growing New Zealand Spinach
New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides), also known as Cook’s cabbage or tetragon, is a leafy plant that grows native in…
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9 Crops to Grow for Food Storage
If you have an area in your basement that stays cool all winter long, you can make use of these…
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How to Grow a Salsa Garden
If you love salsa in the summer, planning your garden around salsa ingredients is a smart idea. Here are tips…
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Growing Herbs: 7 Herbs to Start from Seed
Growing herbs is easy because once the plants are established, they require very little maintenance and produce a generous supply…
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Planning Your Vegetable Garden: Seed Starting Schedule
A seed-starting schedule provides a guideline of when to sow seeds and when to transplant seedlings to your vegetable garden. Starting…
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Planning Your Vegetable Garden: Mapping the Garden Beds
Mapping your vegetable garden before planting will help you see how many seedlings you need, where they will be planted,…
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Planning Your Vegetable Garden: Making a Seed List
Organizing your seeds is a big step towards planning your vegetable garden. Having your seeds in order will make it…
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How to Grow Onions From Seed
Growing onions from seed opens up a wide diversity of shapes, flavors, sizes, and colors to grow. Here are some…
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How to Grow Celery Using Self-Watering Planters
Growing celery from seed can be a challenge. Celery has a long growing season and takes a while to develop…
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4 Tips for Growing Great Spring Carrots
Do you have difficulty growing spring carrots? Germination seems to take forever in the spring due to the cool air…
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