How to Keep Skunks Out of the Garden
The key to a skunk-free yard is to make it as unattractive to skunks as possible. Here are tips on how to keep skunks out of your garden.
Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
Articles on growing organic vegetables and fruit without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
Where To Get Your Garden Soil Tested (State-By-State U.S.)
Garden soil, especially in vegetable gardens, should be tested periodically. Includes a list of soil testing labs for your state.
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Tertill Garden Weeding Robot Review: Tool or Toy?
The Tertill Garden Weeding Robot is a Roomba-style invention to help gardeners with their most dreaded of chores. But a little planning has to go into your garden to maximize the usefulness of the Tertill.
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How to Grow Potatoes in Containers
You don’t need a large garden bed to grow potatoes. You can grow potatoes in containers on a balcony, deck, or patio and get a decent harvest to enjoy in late summer or fall.
How to Save the Most Common Garden Seeds
Saving seeds of most garden vegetables and fruit is pretty easy. It just requires a little patience and a sacrifice of one or two of your best tomatoes, peppers, melons, squash, or other crops for the seed harvest.
What is The Soil Food Web?
The soil food web refers to the relationship between sunlight, the organisms in the soil, and the higher forms of life like birds and mammals that feed on soil organisms.
The Benefits and Controversies of Using Peat Moss in Your Garden
Peat moss is a fantastic soil amendment and long-term acidifier. But its use is controversial, as peat bogs are a non-renewable resource.
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How to Grow Cabbage in Your Garden
Cabbage is a popular vegetable for fermenting and canning and is easy to grow in your garden. It has many shapes, colors, and leaf textures.
How to Test The Viability of Garden Seeds
Not sure how old that packet of seeds is? Use this simple test to learn if your garden seeds are still viable.
Soil Building: Saving the World, One Dirt Clod at a Time
One of the most important things a gardener can do is to build up the soil in her garden. But soil-building is not a one-time operation – it’s a process.
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