6 Raised Bed Irrigation Options for Home Gardens
How will you water your raised beds? In this article, we discuss the pros and cons of 6 different options for raised bed irrigation. Whether you’re growing your vegetable garden in one raised bed or…
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How to Fill a NEW Raised Bed with Quality Ingredients (and save money by using what you have)
If you’re installing a new raised bed this year, how do you fill it as inexpensively as possible but also provide quality soil that your new vegetables will thrive in? That’s the dilemma many gardeners…
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How to Start a Kitchen Garden
If you want to grow your own fresh food but you’re not sure you have enough space or time, the kitchen garden is a perfect option for you. Often, when we consider starting a garden,…
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How to Use Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop
In many areas, especially in longer growing seasons, gardeners discover a mid-season fallow in parts of the garden where spring crops have harvested. This comes as a surprise to many gardeners, often in June or…
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Why and How to Grow a Garden without Tilling
When you think of planting a new garden, do you envision a yearly tilling? That’s the way gardeners have planted for decades, after all. But what if there is a better way? What if you…
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9 Organic Mulch Options for the Vegetable Garden
You’re already convinced that mulching is essential for the vegetable garden. But as a gardener who wants to choose organic inputs whenever possible, what kind of mulch options should you consider? Several years ago, I…