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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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Weeding and Straw Mulch

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Cheap or no cost plant markers?

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HELP!! Immature Pumpkin plant

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As much food in a tiny (city/suburb) space…

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Melon vines with corn

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Papaver rhoeas - Grow, Care & Eat Corn Poppies

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cooking and flavoring with fresh herbs

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Can I plant now?

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Gardeners love to share

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gardening for beginners

Want to start a garden but don't have much money

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gardening for beginners

Rule of leaf to flower ratio of tomato and how to use it to increase yield

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first steps to introduce polyculture to large mowed field

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gardening for beginners

Using Tools Correctly - Tips and Advice

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gardening for beginners

Previous homeowner landscaped with rocks. Is it best I remove them?

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Helen Atthowe's Certified Garden Master Course Live-Stream Give-Away!

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gardening for beginners

A few pictures of our organic garden

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How to choose best cover crop ... to win a fight with a yard full of Star of Bethlehem?

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gardening for beginners

Cold Stratification for the Total Novice

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Full Shade Edibles/Herbs

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No till bed with ragweed?

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Will it hurt my plants to be near my central air outdoor unit?

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Mulberries in my Orchard

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Beginner Gardening

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Landrace gardening versus herbivores

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gardening for beginners

Crop Rotation Question

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gardening for beginners

Ants <Sneaky wee bug-er’s> the stealth pollinators

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gardening for beginners

What to do with 3/4 of an acre

22 replies 1 5

gardening for beginners

Fall is an awesome time to plant perennials

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gardening for beginners

Earliest Vegetable Varieties...

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gardening for beginners

Water is the hardest element for a gardener to get right

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gardening for beginners

Earth worms are eating my pea seeds???

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Please, tell me why...

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gardening for beginners

My garden failed completely - help!

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PVC as fence/gate frames?

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Use bindweed as a green mulch or stop it while it's small?

17 replies 5

gardening for beginners

New to pumpkins... help me out!

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gardening for beginners

What is this??

12 replies 10 1

gardening for beginners

The pattern of crabgrass growth in my yard

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Should I cut down an old tree or try to keep gardening as the shade creeps in more and more each yea

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An overview of chop-and-drop and why it’s awesome

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What vegetable seeds can I NOT start off in a seed tray/plugs?

8 replies 1

gardening for beginners

What is the difference between a farmer and a gardener?

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Dealing with Voles and Moles

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Volunteers versus weeds?

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gardening for beginners

Images of the Edge Effect: share for teaching & education

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Collards...I think

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gardening for beginners

How many corn kernels in one hole?

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New guy with a plan, help appreciated

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How to grow winter squash

6 replies 4

gardening for beginners

I would like to grow winter squash, but.....?

13 replies 6

gardening for beginners

Winter seed starting challenges

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gardening for beginners

ALL of my soil has gone hydrophobic?

15 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Hmmm, tomato plants but no tomato fruits

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gardening for beginners

Eggplant and Tomatoes with bad leaf curl, sick plants.

14 replies 4 1

gardening for beginners

Reseeding (ongoing volunteer) tomatoes

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gardening for beginners

Low Nitrogen meaning/fertilizers

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gardening for beginners

guerilla gardens 2025

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gardening for beginners

Prepping my garden and would like all the advice I can get!

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Fusarium? DISEASE! Losing my mind and ready to quit...

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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

Weeding and Straw Mulch

Cheap or no cost plant markers?

HELP!! Immature Pumpkin plant

Help with weed identification

As much food in a tiny (city/suburb) space…

Melon vines with corn

Papaver rhoeas - Grow, Care & Eat Corn Poppies

cooking and flavoring with fresh herbs

Can I plant now?

Gardeners love to share

Want to start a garden but don't have much money

Rule of leaf to flower ratio of tomato and how to use it to increase yield

first steps to introduce polyculture to large mowed field

Using Tools Correctly - Tips and Advice

Previous homeowner landscaped with rocks. Is it best I remove them?

Helen Atthowe's Certified Garden Master Course Live-Stream Give-Away!

A few pictures of our organic garden

How to choose best cover crop ... to win a fight with a yard full of Star of Bethlehem?

Cold Stratification for the Total Novice

Full Shade Edibles/Herbs

No till bed with ragweed?

Will it hurt my plants to be near my central air outdoor unit?

Mulberries in my Orchard

Beginner Gardening

Landrace gardening versus herbivores

Crop Rotation Question

Ants <Sneaky wee bug-er’s> the stealth pollinators

What to do with 3/4 of an acre

Fall is an awesome time to plant perennials

Earliest Vegetable Varieties...

Water is the hardest element for a gardener to get right

Earth worms are eating my pea seeds???

Please, tell me why...

My garden failed completely - help!

PVC as fence/gate frames?

Use bindweed as a green mulch or stop it while it's small?

New to pumpkins... help me out!

What is this??

The pattern of crabgrass growth in my yard

Should I cut down an old tree or try to keep gardening as the shade creeps in more and more each yea

An overview of chop-and-drop and why it’s awesome

What vegetable seeds can I NOT start off in a seed tray/plugs?

What is the difference between a farmer and a gardener?

Dealing with Voles and Moles

Volunteers versus weeds?

Images of the Edge Effect: share for teaching & education

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How many corn kernels in one hole?

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

How to grow winter squash

I would like to grow winter squash, but.....?

Winter seed starting challenges

ALL of my soil has gone hydrophobic?

Hmmm, tomato plants but no tomato fruits

Eggplant and Tomatoes with bad leaf curl, sick plants.

Reseeding (ongoing volunteer) tomatoes

Low Nitrogen meaning/fertilizers

guerilla gardens 2025

Prepping my garden and would like all the advice I can get!

Fusarium? DISEASE! Losing my mind and ready to quit...

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