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gardening for beginners

Don't know where to start with gardening? No question is too simple - ask away!

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Weird thought: Is BIGGER better?

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berries

Strawberries - An underrated fruit?

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Problems with growing certain microgreens

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What does it mean when weeds "compete"?

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gardening for beginners

How to Grow Aloe Vera

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What to do with my strawberry runners?

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urban gardening

Year-Round Gardening in Zones 9–11: Strategies for Seamless Transitions and Abundant Harvests

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Squash growing experience

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beans

Best ways to get runner bean tubers to overwinter and regrow quickly?

1 month ago 30 replies 4 3

Garden box vs just growing in the ground

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Would I Regret Planting Thistle?

1 month ago 15 replies 6 14

Is Coconut Coir Good For Gardening?

1 month ago 8 replies 1 1

Big healthy tomato plants, but no tomatoes.

1 month ago 23 replies 3

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Is growing your own food a waste of time?

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Growing chia

1 month ago 19 replies 1 10

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Drying corn seed

1 month ago 10 replies 4

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How do you fertilize your squash plants?

1 month ago 34 replies 3 6

wetlands

Soggy garden area. Solutions? Pond possibilities?

1 month ago 28 replies 23 18

All About Pumpkins

1 month ago 2

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Turning a lawn into a garden

1 month ago 13 replies 1 3 5

Pepper seed blues - How to grow peppers from seed?

2 months ago 37 replies 1 4

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Self-replicating strawberries the easy way!

2 months ago 14 replies 9 17

Topping pepper plants — yes or no?

2 months ago 4 replies 1 4

Blank slate on 2.5 acres.... where do we start?? :)

2 months ago 13 replies 1 2

food preservation

What do I do with all of this summer squash?

2 months ago 42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 34

Underground watering

2 months ago 6 replies 3

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How could a Permie deal with Voles?

2 months ago 67 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 7 18

seeds and breeding

I grew several chile pepper plants next to each other -- seed question

2 months ago 2 replies

Cold Stratification for the Total Novice

2 months ago 19 replies 1 2 7

I built a free, no-ads garden journal app for my own garden - would love honest feedback from this c

2 months ago 1 reply

Advice on garden planning

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Tomatillos from saved seeds

2 months ago 15 replies 1

Raised Beds In Mediterranean Climate

2 months ago 12 replies 6

Suggest Your Favorite: Bean(s)

2 months ago 11 replies 3 2

house plants

spider mites must die! Organic and better solutions to spider mites on houseplants and plants.

2 months ago 32 replies 2 1 10

Critique My Plans

2 months ago 5 replies 1 2

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

2 months ago 6 replies

Permies Poll: Do you Foliar Feed?

2 months ago 20 replies 7

I want to grow trees in rocky desert soil in Phoenix, AZ.

2 months ago 5 replies 5

vines

Growing Watermelons

2 months ago 11 replies 4 5

The Quilt Garden: A Labor Of Love

2 months ago 8 replies 4 2

gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

2 months ago 43 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6 58

Growing Food on a Budget

2 months ago 44 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 27

Pest Free Strawberry Harvesting?

3 months ago 5 replies 4 3

house plants

How to Grow Coral Aloe Succulent

3 years ago 1 reply 3
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