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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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Harvest before frost?

10 replies 1

gardening for beginners

The pattern of crabgrass growth in my yard

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gardening for beginners

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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gardening for beginners

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?

11 replies

gardening for beginners

Dealing with Voles and Moles

6 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Volunteers versus weeds?

16 replies 6

gardening for beginners

Guide to easy and cheap pea microgreens, with lots of pictures

2 replies 8 6

gardening for beginners

Collards...I think

9 replies 4 1

gardening for beginners

How many corn kernels in one hole?

10 replies 7 2

gardening for beginners

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

25 replies 22 3

gardening for beginners

How to grow winter squash

6 replies 4

gardening for beginners

Winter seed starting challenges

9 replies 5 3 2

gardening for beginners

ALL of my soil has gone hydrophobic?

15 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Hmmm, tomato plants but no tomato fruits

15 replies 2

gardening for beginners

Eggplant and Tomatoes with bad leaf curl, sick plants.

14 replies 4 1

gardening for beginners

Reseeding (ongoing volunteer) tomatoes

6 replies 1 5

gardening for beginners

Low Nitrogen meaning/fertilizers

5 replies 2

gardening for beginners

guerilla gardens 2025

1 reply 3 8 6

gardening for beginners

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

25 replies 28 2

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

26 replies 3 2

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The effect of leaf shape and posture on water direction

9 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Suggest Your Favorite: Bean(s)

9 replies 3 1

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survival foods

18 replies 4

gardening for beginners

Food Freedom by Rob Greenfield

8 3 4

gardening for beginners

Seeding kale and bugs

4 replies 2

gardening for beginners

Feeding and attracting wild birds - what am I doing wrong

16 replies 4 4

gardening for beginners

What would you plant as a groundcover/companion for blueberry?

11 replies 3 3

gardening for beginners

Do I need to be concerned about arsenic or lead in stuff like bone meal or commercial compost?

19 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Will tomatillos set fruit without being pollinated?

3 replies

gardening for beginners

Do tomatillos need to be picked before it freezes?

4 replies

gardening for beginners

Something out of nothing

7 replies 5

gardening for beginners

Cheapest/Easiest Way to Convert Lawn to Garden

10 replies 1 1

gardening for beginners

This year my son planted green beans, picked the beans and prepped the beans for cooking.

7 replies 1

gardening for beginners

How to make sure garden conditions are safe

7 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Do I need to rotate tomatoes if I plant cover crops?

15 replies 2 5

gardening for beginners

Sunflowers and Cucumbers

8 replies 1 4

gardening for beginners

My first permaculture patch

21 replies 1 29 3

gardening for beginners

Completely new to gardening, sorry for the long post

22 replies 2 11 3

gardening for beginners

Shady Yard Frustration

5 replies 1

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Storing Cardboard

20 replies 2

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Raised Beds In Mediterranean Climate

6 replies

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Pumpkins with yellow leaves -- what do I need to do?

13 replies 4 6

gardening for beginners

Instructions for growing tomatoes

13 replies 1

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Tips/Tricks for transplanting trees and bushes

2 1 7

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Raised beds on drainfield

11 replies 1 1

gardening for beginners

Practical three sisters guild

13 replies 2

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moss in garden

20 replies 2

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Earth only hugelkultur/log free alternatives

10 replies 1

gardening for beginners

Permaculture in Kerala - My Quest to create an Edible Forest Garden

12 replies 2 6

gardening for beginners

Getting a jump on spring...starting seeds

7 replies 8

gardening for beginners

So many options - where to start

10 replies 1 1 1

gardening for beginners

Suggest Your Favorite: Pepper(s)

10 replies 2 3

gardening for beginners

Number of Plants Per Person?

18 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Sweet potatoes for short season growing

5 replies 2 7

gardening for beginners

Planting flower bulbs in wood chips.

5 replies

gardening for beginners

"dead soil"

22 replies 1

gardening for beginners

Wacky Spring Weather Woes

16 replies 2 3

gardening for beginners

Planter for minimal/no till market gardens?

13 replies 2

gardening for beginners

Advice for starting a food forest/permaculture from scratch

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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

Harvest before frost?

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

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?

Guide to easy and cheap pea microgreens, with lots of pictures

Collards...I think

How many corn kernels in one hole?

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

How to grow winter squash

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...

The effect of leaf shape and posture on water direction

Suggest Your Favorite: Bean(s)

survival foods

Food Freedom by Rob Greenfield

Seeding kale and bugs

Feeding and attracting wild birds - what am I doing wrong

What would you plant as a groundcover/companion for blueberry?

Do I need to be concerned about arsenic or lead in stuff like bone meal or commercial compost?

Will tomatillos set fruit without being pollinated?

Do tomatillos need to be picked before it freezes?

Something out of nothing

Cheapest/Easiest Way to Convert Lawn to Garden

This year my son planted green beans, picked the beans and prepped the beans for cooking.

How to make sure garden conditions are safe

Do I need to rotate tomatoes if I plant cover crops?

Sunflowers and Cucumbers

My first permaculture patch

Completely new to gardening, sorry for the long post

Shady Yard Frustration

Storing Cardboard

Raised Beds In Mediterranean Climate

Pumpkins with yellow leaves -- what do I need to do?

Instructions for growing tomatoes

Tips/Tricks for transplanting trees and bushes

Raised beds on drainfield

Practical three sisters guild

moss in garden

Earth only hugelkultur/log free alternatives

Permaculture in Kerala - My Quest to create an Edible Forest Garden

Getting a jump on spring...starting seeds

So many options - where to start

Suggest Your Favorite: Pepper(s)

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Sweet potatoes for short season growing

Planting flower bulbs in wood chips.

"dead soil"

Wacky Spring Weather Woes

Planter for minimal/no till market gardens?

Advice for starting a food forest/permaculture from scratch

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