Category: How to Grow…

  • How to Grow Tomatoes

    How to Grow Tomatoes

    Everything you ever wanted to know about growing tomatoes – from seed starting and planting to pruning, troubleshooting, harvesting and preservation.

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  • Square Foot Gardening Math

    For square foot gardening, there are multiple resources online, and in print that will tell you how many carrots to plant per square foot. But picture this… You are in your favorite place…the garden. You carried out a pack of carrot seeds to get started, and you discover to your dismay that your husband loaned…

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  • How Much Should You Grow?

    Crop Fresh Eating Per Person Extra for Preservation Per Person Asparagus 10–15 crowns same planting; plant more only for heavier long-term harvests Basil 1–2 plants 3–5 plants total Beans, bush snap 10–15 ft of row 20–30 ft of row Beans, pole snap 3–5 hills 3–5 more hills Beans, lima bush 10–15 ft of row 10–15…

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  • What Do You Eat?

    What Do You Eat?

    Learn how to plan your garden around what you actually eat so you grow food your household will really use, enjoy, and preserve.

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  • Plant Your Zone – And Everyone Else’s Too!

    Plant Your Zone – And Everyone Else’s Too!

    Learn what it means to plant your zone, how to garden with your real conditions, and how to stretch the rules to grow even more.

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  • What Is Your Growing Zone?

    What Is Your Growing Zone?

    Learn what a growing zone is, what it tells gardeners, what it does not tell you, and why it matters when choosing plants.

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  • What Will You Grow?

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  • Garden Troubleshooting

    Garden Troubleshooting

    Use these garden troubleshooting charts to identify plant problems, nutrient deficiencies, and soil test fixes.

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  • Pruning 101

    Pruning 101

    Learn the basics of pruning, why it matters, where to cut, when to prune, and how to help plants stay healthy, open, and productive.

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  • Pollination 101

    Pollination 101

    Learn what pollination is, why it matters, how it works in the garden, and how to improve pollination for better harvests.

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