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Companion Planting: Basic Concepts & Resources free download including a nice chart

Super info on companion planting. They have a free download and a nice chart that tells which crop is compatible or incompatible with which...

Growing Rhubarb : How to Grow Rhubarb – Plants, Seeds, Harvesting

Countryfarm Lifestyles website shares a very in depth article about growing Rhubarb. Many great points are addressed -  soil preparation, when to plant, climates, growing...

List Of Vegetables That Can Grow On A Trellis Instead Of Trailing On The Ground

You can grow melon, squash and cucumber vertically as long as you buy the right kind. Weekend Gardener tells you which kind and provides...

Companion Vegetable Planting – Better Yield & Pest Control

My Eleven Reasons blog shares companion planting - which vegetables to plant by each other for a better yield, ones to plant by each...

Tomatoes, Blossom End Rot Prevention

Blossom end rot is not caused by pests,over watering or any thing you have done. It is more what you didn't do. You can...

Make Seed Tapes: A Better Way to Sow Seeds

Hub page shares a cool pre spring project to help planting go smoothly, quickly and evenly spaced by creating seed tapes. As winter is...

Make a Vertical Trellis Tee Pee To Grow Climbing Vegetables Project

Kiddie Gardens website shares this simple but wonderful way to create a trellis that could encourage children to enjoy time in the garden as...

5 Tips on How to Grow Melons In Your Garden

Organic Gardening shares some great tips for growing melons in your garden from seedlings all the way to harvest. There are tips I never heard...

Vegetables mixed into a Flowerbeds in your Front Yard

Rebecca Kolls shared on Lowe's website some creative ways to creatively landscape your front yard with edible flowers &  vegetables. Edible landscaping is becoming...

New Way To Grow – Rain Gutter Garden Project

Simplify Live Love blog shows us how to use a rain gutter to create a place to grow lettuce along our front porch rail...

Different Stages of Ripening for Tomatoes

Here is a wonderful collection of tips and tricks to ripen tomatoes that are still on the vine and indoors. Pick ripening fruit and...

What Vegetables Can Be Grown Upside Down ?

Gardening Know How website shares a list of what vegetables and herbs can be grown upside down in a 5 gallon bucket. I know...

Jump Start Your Seeds by Soaking, Stratification and Scarification

Fine Gardening website share a fabulous amount of different techniques and strategies to help jump start your seeds to grow a glorious garden.  Gardening...

Grow your own Garlic (it's easy!)

               Guest Post by Lisa from  Fresh Eggs Daily  Grow your own Garlic (it's easy!) I have been wanting to try growing my own garlic for...

Growing Raspberries and Blackberries Videos Information

University of Maine Cooperative Extension shares a long article with 4 videos jam packed with tons of information about growing raspberries and blackberries. The...

How to grow a vertical upright squash plant and other vines in a small garden space

Squash Sunshine 15 Seeds by David's Garden Seeds Vertical Gardening: Grow Up, Not Out, for More Vegetables and Flowers in Much Less Space Dalen Gardeneer 5-Foot...

The Ultimate Tomato Trellis

I love this idea of training and pruning tomato plants to keep them narrow but higher. It will help to cut down on pest...

Growing Baby Ginger as a Backyard Garden Vegetable Crop

I go through a whole lot of ginger. I have learned that I can put it in the freezer and just grate it as...

Self-Seeding Crops You’ll Never Need to Replant

Self-Seeding Crops You’ll Never Need to Replant If you have ever just wanted to plant a vegetable and have it regrow by its self Mother...

Garden as if your life depended on it because it does in so many ways

Learning to garden can supplement your families food supply without the chemicals and pesticides if you choose.  Fruits and vegetables from your own garden...

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