Category: Vegetables
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How To – Growing Broccoli
Broccoli is one of the most popular vegetables for home gardeners. Although many people attempt growing broccoli from seed doing so will probably result in poor results for the beginner. Belonging to the cole family along with cauliflower, brussels sprouts, collards, kale, kohlrabi and, of course, cabbage. Start your plants early in spring or late summer. They like the…
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How To Using Coldframes and Small Greenhouses To Start Your Garden
In early spring, a coldframe or mini greenhouse is useful starting your plants early or for hardening small plants that were started indoors. Making a cold frame is relatively easy. If you are lucky you can find a discarded old window on trash day if not you may be able to get one cheap from…
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Soil Testing Service – Businesses
Farmers Gardeners and other Developers often need Soil Testing Services performed. Most State Colleges with Agricultural Programs will test soil for free or at discounted rates to teach and offset the cost of their programs. You should contact your State Department of Agriculture and local College for additional information. This Directory is not an endorsement…
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How To – What You Should Know About Manure
Heh pretty nice name for a HowTo but the fact is there are a lot of people that don’t know the differences between commercial manner and soil additives and what you might pickup at a local horse or other animal farm. One of the strangest things we constantly see in our local newspaper is advertisements…
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Improving your Soil with Peat Moss
Every previous season of growing drains your garden soil of nutrients. Chemical fertilizers will only improve one aspect of good soil conditions. To have healthy soil you need organic materials that will hold water and allow the roots to spread easily while growing. There are a few different methods of adding organic materials to you garden.…