Gardening

Garden Design

Young seedling growing inside a round plastic mesh cage on dark soil, with straw mulch around it Bird Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden Young seedling growing inside a round plastic mesh cage on dark soil, with straw mulch around it Spring Garden Fenced backyard vegetable garden with rows of garlic and onions, straw-mulched paths, leafy tomato plants and climbing beans on tall supports Vegetable Garden Design

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Garden Charts

A fenced vegetable garden with rows of onions, leafy plants and straw-mulched paths, above the words Companion Planting, Key to Successful Gardening Companion Planting: The Layout of Your Garden Is the Key to Success

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Seeds

Five kraft paper seed envelopes in a row on a gray wood table, each topped with a small pile of saved seeds: dark beans, green peas, white beans and tiny brown seeds Benefits of Seed Saving Two dark compost soil blocks side by side in a terracotta tray, each with a tiny seedling just emerging from the top Starting Seeds in Soil Blocks Thin onion seedlings growing in a black seed-starting tray, with plant labels and two seed packets propped in front Grow Your Own Plants From Seeds

Composting

A close-up of dark, crumbly finished compost ready for seed planting Composting Resources

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Growing

Two red apples ripening among green leaves on an apple tree branch Homegrown Apples Highbush blueberry branches loaded with clusters of ripe and unripe berries Homegrown Blueberries Ripe red raspberries and green buds on a raspberry cane with large serrated leaves Homegrown Raspberries Upright mint plant with bright green, deeply veined leaves growing in a raised bed Homegrown Mint Rhubarb plant seen from above, with large heart-shaped green leaves on red stalks Homegrown Rhubarb German chamomile plants in bloom, with small white daisy flowers and yellow centers above feathery green leaves Homegrown Chamomile

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