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gardening for beginners

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Yams (Dioscorea Alata)

3 months ago 5 replies

beans

How to grow good looking bean sprouts (mung)

3 months ago 4 replies 6 3

Growing Food on a Budget

3 months ago 25 replies 3 11

Growing eggplant in containers

3 months ago 0 replies 1 1

Spacing Tips for Growing Peppers and Cucumbers Together

3 months ago 0 replies

5 Heartbreaking Mistakes to Avoid When Planting Cucumbers and Peppers Together (And How to Fix Them)

3 months ago 0 replies

Shrooms?

3 months ago 3 replies 2

soil

Greensand: What is it?

3 months ago 2 6

gardening for beginners

Help me plan a garden that thrives on neglect

3 months ago 6 replies 6

dyeing

growing, harvesting and using natural dye plants and other natural dye materials

3 months ago 97 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3 41 21

organic

'Beyond Organic' what does that mean to you?

3 months ago 23 replies 2 9

meaningless drivel

Eulogy for a garden bed

3 months ago 1 reply 16 10

late planting of rhubarb?

3 months ago 11 replies

shelters and habitat

Creating a habitat for wildlife?

3 months ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 16 11

Why is my pitcher plant dying?

3 months ago 3 replies

Growing spinach in containers

3 months ago 1 reply

fruit trees

Are cooked seeds viable?

3 months ago 17 replies 1 5

house plants

Death to scale bugs - help me brew up some organic death spray to save my citrus trees

3 months ago 43 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 10

meaningless drivel

Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

3 months ago 113 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 66 82

A shoutout to bush and pole bean mavens

3 months ago 17 replies 1

So... did I cook my seeds?

3 months ago 3 replies

Soils in Sync

3 months ago 1 reply 1 1

replacing sod with rock garden

3 months ago 2 replies

grains and pseudograins

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

3 months ago 51 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 22

gardening for beginners

Is growing your own food a waste of time?

4 months ago 55 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 72

permaculture

what is permaculture?

4 months ago 130 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 9 16

Staple crops that do well arizona/ NewMexico border

4 months ago 2 replies

gardening for beginners

Ideas for Trellis Gardening

4 months ago 114 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 1 119 122

How much to till?

4 months ago 9 replies 1 5

beans

Sword Beans - trying them as an annual

4 months ago 8 replies 5 5

urban

Looking for a partner.

4 months ago 1 reply 1 1

How to Grow Eggplants Easily – 5 Beginner-Friendly Tips

4 months ago 0 replies 1

PSA - Time to trim your blackberries

4 months ago 0 replies

what MPH wind might uproot a new bare-root tree?

4 months ago 4 replies

gardening for beginners

Seed starting greenhouse

4 months ago 34 replies 23 6

How did you guys do with this late frost/freeze?

4 months ago 10 replies 3 1

berries

Strawberries - An underrated fruit?

4 months ago 17 replies 2 3 6

Squash Seedlings

4 months ago 3 replies 1 2

gardening for beginners

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

4 months ago 8 replies 2 5

gardening for beginners

How did plants evolve?

4 months ago 2 replies 1 5

Blackberries/Raspberries beginner questions

4 months ago 5 replies 4

Seed starting vessel options

4 months ago 4 replies

hugelkultur

Getting Started With Hugelkultur Beds

8 months ago 50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 24 9

Garden full of high pH building sand. Need advice.

1 year ago 12 replies 1 1
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