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- Garden Advice for the New GardenerMost any new gardener can grow a vegetable garden when equipped with advice passed down through the ages. I received great advice from my father to share with you.
- Planning Your Very First GardenSo you have decided to plant a new garden and want it to be perfect. Do your research and keep in mind that even the most experienced gardeners find that gardening is always a work in progress.
- The Top Ten Blunders of Desert GardeningThis is an article on the top ten mistakes that I have personally ran into as a desert gardener.
- A Guide for First-Time Backyard Vegetable GardenersIf you are a first-time vegetable gardener, this informative article will explain step-by-step how to grow flavorful vegetables in your backyard.
- Planting Your First GardenThe how to's when it comes to planting your first garden.
- Types of Gardens Throughout the CenturiesThe first gardens were made by primitive people as soon as they discovered that they could settle down in one spot and bring in the wild roots and other edible plants to grow near their homes.
Garden Soil Testing and Repair for Acidic or Alkaline SoilGardening success or failure can be traced back to the garden soil.- Versatile Gypsum Improves Garden Soil Five WaysGypsum is a natural mineral that improves garden soil structure in a variety of ways.
- Which Plants to Grow In Your First GardenBefore you choose what to plant, stop and think what your goals for you garden harvest? Is it to have a fresh garden salad on the table every night? Or do you want to can your own spaghetti sauce? Or both?
- 5 Easy Steps to Create Your First Garden!Everything you need to know to get your first garden up and running. This guide will save you time and money!
- How to Start a Child's GardenChildren can easily learn gardening techniques and can have a lot of fun doing it. In this article I'll give you some ideas about what kinds of plants are best to start with, and what kinds of gardening techniques children can easily learn.
- How to Start Your First GardenSome people would like to plant a garden, but they don't know where to start. Starting a garden is not hard, it just takes patience and hard work.
- Fall Gardening: Getting Your Garden Ready for FallIt is important to get your garden ready for Fall so that you can have the best garden next year. These tips will help you.
Traveling Through Sarah P. Duke GardensDurham, NC's Sarah P. Duke Gardens are one of America's most beautiful gardens. They are also recognized as one of the most important historical gardens.- Home Grown Goodness - Nothing Compares to the Taste of the Vegetable Grown in Your Own GardenLets walk together for just a few minutes and maybe we can turn your "brown thumb" into a "green thumb" somewhere along the way. Following just a few steps will ensure you end up with a bountiful not to mention delicious harvest.
Top Educational Web Sites About Gardening and Plants for KidsThe web sites included here are designed for kids. The information is presented in a way that kids will like, and they include the appropriate number of images to keep kids entertained.
My First Organic Garden Adventure - Spring and Summer 2006Since being raised in the country for most of my life and growing up with gardening by my grandparents, my parents and myself, I decided this year at the ripe old age of 42 to try to successfully raise a garden with NO man-made chemicals or pesticides.- Meg's Guide to Gardening: How to Use a Hand TillerHand tillers may look simple but if you use them right they'll make a big difference in your garden.
- A Look at Tillers for Your GardenA garden tiller is a tool that people use to break up hard earth for a new garden or to recondition the soil in an established one. These tillers have rotary blades that slowly churn the soil, which aerates and evenly redistribute the nutrients in it.
- The Arrival of Winter Doesn’t Have to Spell the End of Gardening ActivitiesThis articles contains helpful tips and suggestions for steps to take during winter so that you will have a more abundant and successful garden in the warmer months.
- Five Gardening Mistakes and the SolutionsGardening is a hands on, learn as you go experience. Until you try, you don’t know what works and what doesn’t work—these are my worst garden mistakes that I would now approach differently.
- A Basic Guide to Testing the Soil for Perfect GardeningSoil testing can be crucial to your gardening program as it is necessary to ensure the moisture content is the correct measurement for the texture of the soil.
How to Improve Garden Soil by Adding Organic Plant MatterFollowing these basic steps will transform any location into a garden full of rich and fertile soil.
Preparing Garden Soil for Maximum ProductionNot all soils are created equal and not all plants can thrive in all types of soils. The right type of soil can yield best results.
Choosing the Best Soils for Vegetable PlantsThe right choice of soil will ensure healthy vegetable crops.
Top 3 No-Till Gardening TechniquesNo-till gardening is less work for the gardener and better for the soil. Chickens can do the work for you. Soil bags and cake-layers are other options.
Garden Soil: What to Do with it Now that You've Got ItHaving a successful garden depends on the basics, and one of the most important is the soil. Take a dry empty lot and turn it into moist, rich garden soil ready to grow a fabulous crop of vegetables.- DIY: How to Build a Garden Bed from ScratchIt does take work to start a garden bed from scratch. Learn here how to build healthy soil resulting in the tastiest and most healthy fruits and veggies for you and your family.
- What Does Tolerable Soil Loss Mean?Farmers lose fertile soil during soil erosion. However, soil loss is tolerable if that loss is sustainable.
- Creating Soil for Productive, Healthy GardenSoil is the building block of any garden. Without good soil, a garden will constantly suffer from one problem or another. A few simple steps can start your soil on its way to greatness, and provide you with the ground to grow strong, healthy plants.
How to Create Quick Draining SoilClay soils tend to hold water, and are best for certain kinds of plants. Sandy soils tend to allow water to drain quickly, and are best for other kinds of plants. If sandy soil is needed, it can be purchased, or you can make it yourself.
Preparing Your Soil for Success During Autumn GardeningHere is a brief guide to follow when preparing your soil for this year's fall planting to help ensure to giving your garden the ideal environment and circumstances.- Make Your Own Potting and Garden SoilCommercial garden soils are expensive. Here is a general mix that can be used to grow just about anything.
What You Need to Do to Make Soil Drain QuicklySoil that holds water can often be corrected
Ways to Store Onions from the GardenUse these methods to store onions from the garden, and enjoy the flavor of summer well into the fall. Also, find out the best ways to freeze them and prevent onion odor.- Evaluate Your Garden SoilSoil, water, and sunshine are the ingredients of great garden vegetables. This article tells you how to evaluate your soil, and improve it as necessary.
- Improve Your Garden SoilFor the perfect garden, you must work from literally the ground up. Understanding your soil and the proper treatment and management of garden soil will lead to the best possible harvest.
What to Consider when Buying a Garden TillerA few good tips for buying a garden tiller
All Things BrownJust thinking of this color.- Cultivating a DreamHere's a poem about gardening and my dreams concerning it.
