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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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

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Full Shade Edibles/Herbs

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No till bed with ragweed?

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gardening for beginners

What was your aha! moment for something stupid simple with gardening

5 replies 1 1 5

gardening for beginners

Is it safe to use an Oil Drum as a planter?

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

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gardening for beginners

Why can’t I grow mushrooms!.. complete failure.

8 replies 4

gardening for beginners

Topping pepper plants — yes or no?

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Mulberries in my Orchard

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Beginner Gardening

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gardening for beginners

Landrace gardening versus herbivores

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gardening for beginners

Crop Rotation Question

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

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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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Water is the hardest element for a gardener to get right

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Something out of nothing

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My garden failed completely - help!

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters In Connecticut - How To Do It Right?

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PVC as fence/gate frames?

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What to do in a frost warning?

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gardening for beginners

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

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New to pumpkins... help me out!

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gardening for beginners

What is this??

12 replies 10 1

gardening for beginners

Harvest before frost?

10 replies 1

gardening for beginners

The pattern of crabgrass growth in my yard

3 replies 1

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

12 replies 1 5

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

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Dealing with Voles and Moles

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Volunteers versus weeds?

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An Edible Yard that I Once Visited

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Collards...I think

9 replies 4 1

gardening for beginners

How many corn kernels in one hole?

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Pest Free Strawberry Harvesting?

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gardening for beginners

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

25 replies 22 3

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How to grow winter squash

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Underground watering

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Winter seed starting challenges

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gardening for beginners

ALL of my soil has gone hydrophobic?

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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.

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Low Nitrogen meaning/fertilizers

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guerilla gardens 2025

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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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The effect of leaf shape and posture on water direction

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gardening for beginners

survival foods

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Food Freedom by Rob Greenfield

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Seeding kale and bugs

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Feeding and attracting wild birds - what am I doing wrong

16 replies 4 4

gardening for beginners

Radish seedlings not sprouting after 6 days zone 6a

16 replies 1

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Peat pots

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

11 replies 3 3

gardening for beginners

Suggest Your Favorite: Carrot(s)

6 replies 3 2

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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?

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Do tomatillos need to be picked before it freezes?

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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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

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

Full Shade Edibles/Herbs

No till bed with ragweed?

What was your aha! moment for something stupid simple with gardening

Is it safe to use an Oil Drum as a planter?

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

Why can’t I grow mushrooms!.. complete failure.

Topping pepper plants — yes or no?

Mulberries in my Orchard

Beginner Gardening

Landrace gardening versus herbivores

Crop Rotation Question

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

Fall is an awesome time to plant perennials

Earliest Vegetable Varieties...

Water is the hardest element for a gardener to get right

Something out of nothing

My garden failed completely - help!

Three Sisters In Connecticut - How To Do It Right?

PVC as fence/gate frames?

What to do in a frost warning?

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

New to pumpkins... help me out!

What is this??

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?

An Edible Yard that I Once Visited

Collards...I think

How many corn kernels in one hole?

Pest Free Strawberry Harvesting?

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

How to grow winter squash

Underground watering

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.

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

survival foods

Food Freedom by Rob Greenfield

Seeding kale and bugs

Feeding and attracting wild birds - what am I doing wrong

Radish seedlings not sprouting after 6 days zone 6a

Peat pots

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

Suggest Your Favorite: Carrot(s)

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?

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