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| Organic farming or conventional farming? The debate goes on. Organic farming and conventional farming are locked in a great debate. Which is the way of the future, organic farming or conventional farming? |
| Correct location of your garden makes things a lot easier Correct location of garden in a convenient place will make a huge difference in your enjoyment of gardening. Locating it close at hand will also insure that those garden chores will get done. |
| Planning a Garden Planning a garden ahead of time will save a lot of problems later. By doing your planning on paper,you may find that you may even have more room than you thought you had. |
| What Gardening Tools do You Really Need? .Gardening tools are absolutely necessary for a small garden, but you don't have to break the bank when you go to the gardening tools aisle at the garden center. |
| Good Garden Maintenance Insures Great Greens Garden maintenance consists mainly of watering, seeding, and housekeeping If you keep at it, garden maintenance can be an absolute breeze with dynamite benefits. |
| Soil Preparation is Critical in Getting Your Garden Ready Soil preparation is critical in getting your garden ready for cultivation. |
| Fertilizers - What are commercial fertilizers? Are commercial fertilizers really needed if I use manure and organic fertilizers? Do they achieve the same benefits? |
| Organic fertilizers, how are they different? What are organic fertilizers? Which should you use, commercial fertilizers or organic fertilizers? They each have their pluses and minuses, and both can be used with discretion |
| Organic pesticides, are they really safe? Organic pesticides if not properly used, will definitely make Mother Nature unhappy. Surprisingly, organic pesticides are not as safe as some people like to think. |
| Herbicides, do we need to use them as much as we do? Herbicides are the most popular method of controlling weeds, but are there other and better alternatives than herbicides? |
| Planting Vegetables Planting vegetables is the next step in the creation of your garden. There is a feeling of expectation when the planting is done, next comes the harvest! |
| Perennial Vegetable Varieties Perennial vegetable varieties such as asparagus, horseradish and rhubarb should be part of your garden so if you have the space, plant some perennial vegetables for your family’s enjoyment |
| Fresh greens from your own garden? Yes, and they are easy to grow. Greens are the leaves and stems of young plants which can be boiled or steamed. I’ll bet your home grown greens will be the best you’ll ever eat. |
| Salad greens fresh from your own garden. Salad greens fresh from your own garden, what could be finer? You will ensure that your family is eating quality healthful food, your own home grown salad greens. |
| Cabbage is the fourth most produced vegetable in the U.S. The cabbage family is in the Brassica genus and includes broccoli, Cabbage crops are complimentary to all cuisines world wide. |
| The vine crops include cucumbers, squash and even gourds. Vine crops such as cucumbers, squash, melons and gourds should be in every garden. Certainly some of the most fantastic gourmet cuisine includes these fresh vine vegetables |
| Root vegetables are a traditional main stay of our winter vegetables.. Root vegetable are a main stay of our winterdiet and includes; beets, carrots, parsnips, and turnips. Root vegetables will flourish in the fall after the summer crops have passed their prime.. |
| Home grown potatoes have so much more flavor than store bought. Home grown potatoes are a wonderful treat if you have never eaten them. There are even ways to grow potatoes on your patio next spring. |
| Onions are one of the most savory vegetables at our disposal Onions add spice and zest to our menus and happily, onions and chives are easy to grow in the home garden. |
| Legumes like peas and beans fresh from your own garden,what could be tastier ? Legumes is just a fancy name for peas and beans, which are wonderful crops to grow.. So if you want to raise peas and beans or legumes, here’s how it’s done. |
| Sweet corn is especially popular with home gardeners. Sweet corn is a warm season vegetable that can be grown easily in practically in all parts of the United States. The taste of fresh, mouth-watering sweet corn is irresistible! |
| Tomatoes, Eggplants and Peppers are versatile and delicious. Can anyone resist fresh ripe red tomatoes just picked from your garden? I don't think so. That is certainly the number-one reason that tomatoes are the most widely grown crop for home gardeners. |
| Companion planting is a method of making your garden self sufficent Companion planting your garden will make it be better equipped to resist insects and plant diseases. Companion planting, will also produce more crops from less space. |
| Gardening With the Kids Get down and dirty for an outdoor activity the whole family will enjoy, kids gardening. |
| Herbs are a wonderful addition to any garden, large or small. I love herbs. They add zing and flavor to your cooking, they have wonderful fragrances, they are easy to grow, and some herbs even have medicinal uses. |
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| Hydroponics, exactly what does the term hydroponics mean? Hydroponics is a fancy name for growing vegetables without soil. Remember those avocados seeds that you placed in a glass of water, hoping they would root? That is hydroponics at its most basic. |
| Peppers and Eggplants, two versatile and delicious additions to your garden! Peppers and eggplants are two formerly “exotic” vegetables that are now commonly used by everyday gardeners with delicious results. |
| Pest control of animals is needed, but how do you implement pest control? Pest control is something that some gardeners practice with a passion while others take a more casual approach especially when dealing with animals. Here is some information that may help. |
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| A no dig garden. The easy way to start growing vegetables tomorrow! A no dig garden lets you create a vegetable garden any where, even if you don’t have a location for a traditional garden. You can even complete one in a day and plant your veggies that afternoon! |
