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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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

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gardening for beginners

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.

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gardening for beginners

Topping pepper plants — yes or no?

4 replies 1 4

gardening for beginners

Mulberries in my Orchard

5 replies 1

gardening for beginners

Beginner Gardening

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gardening for beginners

Landrace gardening versus herbivores

14 replies 2

gardening for beginners

Crop Rotation Question

14 replies 4

gardening for beginners

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

4 replies 1 2

gardening for beginners

Fall is an awesome time to plant perennials

13 replies 6 6

gardening for beginners

Earliest Vegetable Varieties...

7 replies 1 3

gardening for beginners

Water is the hardest element for a gardener to get right

5 replies 1 3

gardening for beginners

Something out of nothing

7 replies 6

gardening for beginners

My garden failed completely - help!

31 replies 4 3

gardening for beginners

Three Sisters In Connecticut - How To Do It Right?

10 replies 1 1

gardening for beginners

PVC as fence/gate frames?

15 replies 7 2

gardening for beginners

What to do in a frost warning?

15 replies 1

gardening for beginners

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

17 replies 5

gardening for beginners

New to pumpkins... help me out!

14 replies 7 2

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

gardening for beginners

Dealing with Voles and Moles

6 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Volunteers versus weeds?

16 replies 6

gardening for beginners

An Edible Yard that I Once Visited

4 replies 6 4

gardening for beginners

Collards...I think

9 replies 4 1

gardening for beginners

How many corn kernels in one hole?

10 replies 7 2

gardening for beginners

Pest Free Strawberry Harvesting?

5 replies 4 3

gardening for beginners

New guy with a plan, help appreciated

25 replies 22 3

gardening for beginners

How to grow winter squash

6 replies 4

gardening for beginners

Underground watering

6 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Winter seed starting challenges

9 replies 5 3 2

gardening for beginners

ALL of my soil has gone hydrophobic?

15 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Hmmm, tomato plants but no tomato fruits

15 replies 2

gardening for beginners

Eggplant and Tomatoes with bad leaf curl, sick plants.

14 replies 4 1

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Low Nitrogen meaning/fertilizers

5 replies 2

gardening for beginners

guerilla gardens 2025

1 reply 3 8 6

gardening for beginners

Prepping my garden and would like all the advice I can get!

25 replies 28 2

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Fusarium? DISEASE! Losing my mind and ready to quit...

26 replies 3 2

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The effect of leaf shape and posture on water direction

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gardening for beginners

survival foods

18 replies 4

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Food Freedom by Rob Greenfield

8 3 4

gardening for beginners

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

Removing rusted galvanized raised beds, what to replace with?

5 replies 1 1

gardening for beginners

Radish seedlings not sprouting after 6 days zone 6a

16 replies 1

gardening for beginners

Peat pots

4 replies 1

gardening for beginners

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

gardening for beginners

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?

3 replies

gardening for beginners

Do tomatillos need to be picked before it freezes?

4 replies

gardening for beginners

This year my son planted green beans, picked the beans and prepped the beans for cooking.

7 replies 1

gardening for beginners

How to make sure garden conditions are safe

7 replies 3

gardening for beginners

Winter peas?

6 replies 1

gardening for beginners

Do I need to rotate tomatoes if I plant cover crops?

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Best ever topics in gardening for beginners

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

Removing rusted galvanized raised beds, what to replace with?

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?

This year my son planted green beans, picked the beans and prepped the beans for cooking.

How to make sure garden conditions are safe

Winter peas?

Do I need to rotate tomatoes if I plant cover crops?

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