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PREPARING GARDEN FOR SPRING PLANTING

from motherearthnews.com Taking time in spring to build fertility and loosen soil will set you up for a more productive year. First, a few weeks before you plan to plant, work in any cover crops and then blanket your garden…

How to Grow Peas

from westcoastseeds.com Recommendation: Little Marvel (PE605) is a compact, bushy pea variety that only grows a couple of feet tall. Then the pods come and they can be harvested over a window of about three weeks. The peas have a…

14 TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR OWN SEEDS

from organicgardening.com Ensure that your plants are organic from start to finish by starting your own seeds. Start your own seeds and you can be sure that your plants have been raised organically from first to last. And by sprouting…

LIVING WALL DIY

from thefeltedfox.ca MATERIALS: 23 2x1x8 pine beams 2 rolls of 3 x 50 ft weed blocker ½ gallon of outdoor paint nail and staple gun 1½” nails 5/16″ staples 5 cubic feet potting soil/compost mix a variety of succulents Step…

PRUNING SCHEDULE

SPRING (March 21 – June 20) ROSES – Spring is now the preferred season to prune. Light pruning cuts about 1/3 off the length of the canes. Moderate pruning cuts hybrid tea and floribunda canes back by about 1/2, to…

HOW TO GROW GARLIC

from vancouversun.com WHEN TO PLANT You can plant garlic pretty much all winter, provided the ground is workable, but it is traditional to plant it in October in order to give the roots a chance to get established. It is…

POWERFUL FALL FOODS FOR YOUR HEALTH

from naturalnews.com Get ready for the autumn harvest everyone. Listed below are some delicious, mouth-watering superfoods that the mouth will crave long before that first bite. Foods such as apples, cranberries and carrots are not just delicious to eat but…

MAXIMIZE THE FALL HARVEST

from motherearthliving.com As summer comes to an end, no gardener is ever ready to say goodbye to the days of fresh-picked, homegrown fruits and veggies. But as temperatures dip, keeping plants producing can be a challenge. The best way to…

17 PLANTS YOU GROW FROM KITCHEN SCRAPS

from blackthumbgardener.com You could go out and buy some vegetable specifically for growing but I like to wait till I actually have a call for them in my cooking. With all 5 of these examples you will use the end…