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What does it mean when weeds "compete"?

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gardening for beginners

plant ID help

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Orientation of raised garden beds in respect to SUN 🌞

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Do vegetables really exist?

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9 ways to add nitrogen to your garden soil

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Corrugated steel garden beds

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Beginning gardening class: What would you teach?

18 replies 18

gardening for beginners

Safe containers?

24 replies 2 9

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Start growing fast, and top ten plants for gifting to the neighbors...

36 replies 14

gardening for beginners

What can take care of itself and thrive regardless of surrounding "weeds"?

14 replies 2 3

gardening for beginners

Need an ID, greens with red stem

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gardening for beginners

Problems Propagating Persnickety Peppers

23 replies 2 2 13

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What to plant . . . IN JULY!!!???

14 replies 5

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Get pigs to till they said. It's great they said. Uh huh!

26 replies 1 8

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New to propagating

29 replies 3 14

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Unexpected seeds

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late planting of rhubarb?

11 replies

gardening for beginners

Suggestions for a tiny lot?

19 replies 3 1 15

gardening for beginners

Straw Bale Garden - Tips?

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Walipini or underground greenhouse - actual experience

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What are your favorite edible flowers?

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Raised death bed

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A quick test to figure out when to water your plants

27 replies 4 8

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Watering with tap water

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Managing Areas between Beds

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gardening for beginners

Blue Watermelon Seeds -- video about fake/fantasy seed scams

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gardening for beginners

Saving sickly tomato seedlings, a mini case study.

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gardening for beginners

Is there any compelling reason to deal with tiny thyme leaves instead of oregano's manageable ones?

25 replies 2 14

gardening for beginners

oh gosh, where to begin now that we've already begun

7 replies 5 12

gardening for beginners

How much asparagus to plant? What yields to expect?

14 replies 1 7

gardening for beginners

Making raised beds--preservative suggestions?

41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 5 2

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Our little site ... messy but fun...

21 replies 43 7

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The Garden on Corliss

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Help! I really suck at gardening.

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Anyone buy late season clearance Bareroot Perennials, Trees, and Shrubs?

28 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3

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Making new raised bed edges

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Tips for first year-successful garden beds? What are your plans?

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Dreaming of a Strawberry Hugelkultur

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gardening for beginners

Why plant vegetables when weeds are more nutritious?

61 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 3

gardening for beginners

Growing yellow split peas

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gardening for beginners

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

10 replies 3 1

gardening for beginners

What are you most proud of in your garden this year?

21 replies 4 11

gardening for beginners

What foods shouldn't I grow?

21 replies 1 9

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What do you like in a radish?

20 replies 8 2

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Soil test results have me wondering what to do or stop doing

17 replies 7

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Can you change the sex of grapes?

5 replies 1

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How to grow small scale corn?

9 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Insulating garden beds from the HEAT

25 replies 14

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Gardening New Year's resolutions (funny)

10 replies 5

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Can you use teas in buried clay pitchers/ollas? And a few other questions about clay pots.

22 replies 2 6

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Beans wont grow

3 replies

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do peat pots inhibit root growth?

17 replies 1

gardening for beginners

My peas are diseased. Powdery mildew?

21 replies 7 4

gardening for beginners

Winter gardening, AKA winter harvesting

14 replies 5 7

gardening for beginners

Any benefit to growing perennial nightshade family?

19 replies 6 10

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The difference between growing for home and growing for market

9 replies 1 9

gardening for beginners

Seed Snail Roll - Hype or Hope?

8 replies 2 4 4

gardening for beginners

Stumbling blocks to a successful garden

23 replies 3 9

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How late can I harvest sweet potatoes?

5 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Too shady, need help with planning phase

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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

What does it mean when weeds "compete"?

plant ID help

Orientation of raised garden beds in respect to SUN 🌞

Do vegetables really exist?

9 ways to add nitrogen to your garden soil

Corrugated steel garden beds

Beginning gardening class: What would you teach?

Safe containers?

Start growing fast, and top ten plants for gifting to the neighbors...

What can take care of itself and thrive regardless of surrounding "weeds"?

Need an ID, greens with red stem

Problems Propagating Persnickety Peppers

What to plant . . . IN JULY!!!???

Get pigs to till they said. It's great they said. Uh huh!

New to propagating

Unexpected seeds

late planting of rhubarb?

Suggestions for a tiny lot?

Straw Bale Garden - Tips?

Walipini or underground greenhouse - actual experience

What are your favorite edible flowers?

Raised death bed

A quick test to figure out when to water your plants

Watering with tap water

Managing Areas between Beds

Blue Watermelon Seeds -- video about fake/fantasy seed scams

Saving sickly tomato seedlings, a mini case study.

Is there any compelling reason to deal with tiny thyme leaves instead of oregano's manageable ones?

oh gosh, where to begin now that we've already begun

How much asparagus to plant? What yields to expect?

Making raised beds--preservative suggestions?

Our little site ... messy but fun...

The Garden on Corliss

Help! I really suck at gardening.

Anyone buy late season clearance Bareroot Perennials, Trees, and Shrubs?

Making new raised bed edges

Tips for first year-successful garden beds? What are your plans?

Dreaming of a Strawberry Hugelkultur

Why plant vegetables when weeds are more nutritious?

Growing yellow split peas

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

What are you most proud of in your garden this year?

What foods shouldn't I grow?

What do you like in a radish?

Soil test results have me wondering what to do or stop doing

Can you change the sex of grapes?

How to grow small scale corn?

Insulating garden beds from the HEAT

Gardening New Year's resolutions (funny)

Can you use teas in buried clay pitchers/ollas? And a few other questions about clay pots.

Beans wont grow

do peat pots inhibit root growth?

My peas are diseased. Powdery mildew?

Winter gardening, AKA winter harvesting

Any benefit to growing perennial nightshade family?

The difference between growing for home and growing for market

Seed Snail Roll - Hype or Hope?

Stumbling blocks to a successful garden

How late can I harvest sweet potatoes?

Too shady, need help with planning phase

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