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Lettuce seedlings seeming to close up and fold inwards

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mulch

Applying compost over mulch?

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Companion planting asparagus

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I'm teaching a free webinar on seed starting!

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gear

Most used Winter tools

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Evening Solace Spiral- Has anyone tried something like this?

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Bagged leaves-what’s the etiquette

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Talking about types of mulch - which do you prefer?

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soil

Worm Castings?

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Botched soil blocking

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Growing rosemary from seed (it’s not as easy as it sounds)

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LOST all my seeds

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Why the duck cant I grow carrots!!!

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All those lovely herbaceous plants!

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concerns with using cardboard/newspaper as a mulch

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Too much soil against house

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Need advice on designing & planning permaculture in Elgin IL

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Ye shall know them by their fruits

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frugality

Struggle meals

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Seed Starting Medium?

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Regrowing store produce after using most of it

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Weird thought: Is BIGGER better?

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Creating a Mochata Squash Landrace that is Vigorous, Productive, and Bug and Disease Resistant!

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Do you 'refresh' your garden every year?

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meaningless drivel

Happy Accidents

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Planting by Phenology (Natural Plant and Animal Cycles)

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Zone 5B Guilderland NY - best time and seeds to plant in new garden early

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Fall Leaves! Uses?

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Do I really need a raised bed?

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cooking

how to grow and use kohlrabi

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permaculture design

Getting started with permaculture zones

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grains and pseudograins

A grain that is easy to grow and easy to process/harvest

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

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Raised beds

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organic

Pee good for the garden??

3 months ago 22 replies 2

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

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How do your organise your seed packets?

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tall crops for shade?

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Three Sisters Garden year 3, 2025

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chickens

Peach trees in a chicken run?

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DIY Potting Mix?

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Don’t forget to observe your garden

5 years ago 6 replies 4 1

soil

Pine needles - do they make the soil acidic or not?!

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