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Urban Gardening

Garden Fundamentals

Harvest Guide to Summer Veggies

Harvesting summer vegetables can be tricky if you're just starting out with gardening. Use our quick guide to know when & how to harvest vegetables in your garden.

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How to Lay Out a Vegetable Garden

Is there anything more satisfying and delicious than growing your own food? From the first tender tips of asparagus in spring to the tasty tang of summer’s homegrown tomatoes, a garden filled with beautiful, productive plants provides a terrific sense of accomplishment—and fabulous, fresh meals.

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10 Steps to a Successful Garden Design

Plants need more than a beautiful planting plan to thrive. Here’s how to give edibles what they need to produce a gorgeous garden design and a big harvest.

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Gathering Garden Worms

Those rainy spring days create the perfect situation for gathering garden worms to aerate and fertilize the soil in your garden beds. Find out how to do it.

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The Cure for Black Thumb

I believed for most of my life that I was born with a black thumb. Not anymore! I've discovered the cure for black thumb. Want to know what it is?

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7 Reasons Gardening is Good for You

Growing your own food does more than just feed your family--it can provide you with lots of healthy benefits. Find out what gardening does for your body.

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Prep Soil Now for Next Season

Before you lock up those garden tools for the winter, here’s a great idea for getting a jumpstart on your spring garden: Spend a bit of time improving the soil in your beds. Not only will it put you on the path to a healthy, productive garden...

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Crop Rotation Made Easy

Learn why crop rotation will help improve your garden success--plus a simple way to do it.

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How to Can Your Harvest

Canning preserves summer’s garden-fresh flavors well beyond the harvest season. The result not only tastes great, but can also trim your grocery bill, especially when you grow the food yourself.

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How to Dry Your Harvest

Drying is one of the oldest food preservation methods, since the simple act of removing the moisture helps keep decay at bay. There are some definite benefits to this method: Dried food doesn’t have to be kept cold (thereby taking up valuable freezer space) and it requires minimal real estate in your cupboard.

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How to Freeze Your Harvest

For simplicity and speed, it’s tough to beat freezing for preserving your garden’s homegrown goodness. Frozen vegetables, fruits, and herbs boast fresh-picked flavors long after the growing season ends.

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Vacation Survival Guide for Your Garden

Do not worry about your garden while on vacation anymore! Just follow these simple suggestions to keep your plants going strong while you are away.

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Garden Mistakes -- and What I've Learned From Them

Some say the best lessons are taught by our failures -- and when it comes to gardening, I would have to agree. Season to season, I not only learn from the mistakes I make in my garden, but also share this knowledge with my three daughters so they won’t have to repeat them when they get old enough to start growing their own.

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Why Victory Gardens Still Matter

I am a life-long gardener. Growing up in rural Oregon, I was taught by my parents to grow, can, and cook food – all good old skills that seem to be so rare these days. But they weren’t rare during World War II, when growing food became a matter of national security.

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The Importance of Healthy Roots

Did you know that what you see above ground in your plants is really determined by what's hidden underground? What happens underground, where the plant roots live, drives plant growth. The bigger and healthier the root system, the bigger and healthier the plant.

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Spacing in the Garden

There is no one size fits all for vegetable spacing. Read on to see which spacing works best for what you have to work with, garden or container.

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Rotating Vegetable Crops for Garden Success

Home vegetable gardens will benefit as much from rotating vegetable crops as big farms do. Learn what crop rotation means and how to make it work in your garden.

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Why Grow Your Own Vegetables and Herbs?

Learn why growing your own vegetables and herbs can save you money, improve your cooking, give you exercise, and minimize pesticide exposure.

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Why Grow Vegetables and Herbs in Pots?

If you don't have room for a big garden, grow vegetables and herbs in pots. Learn reasons, like less watering, better soil options, and many more, right here.

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Why Does pH Matter?

Simply put, plants grow better when planted in soil with the correct pH level. If pH is too high or too low, plants won't be as productive. Learn more here.

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Which Veggies for Which Season?

Learn which vegetables to plant in summer, spring, and fall. Seasonal vegetable planting is the first step to a beautiful and bountiful garden.

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These Vegetables Take a Chill

Discover the cool weather vegetables, like broccoli, that thrive in spring and fall temperatures These are divided into groups called hardy & semi-hardy.

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Select a Good Site

When beginning a garden, choose your location carefully. A good location will include sunlight, drainage, and access to water. Read on for how to pick your spot.