Category: Vegetables
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How To – Controlling Weeds by Cultivating & Mulching
The best way to control weeds in your garden is without chemicals. This is especially true in vegetable gardens where you want to minimize the use of pesticides and rarely if ever use herbicides. The use of herbicides can actually cause serious harm to your soil and you could ingest it but if you are…
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How To – Selecting the best Starter Plants for transplanting in your Garden
Starting all of your plants from seed may be nice if you have a heated green house and can follow all of the steps to get good starter plants but for most of us there are at least some plants that take too long to get going in the spring. This is why starter plants…
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How To – Understanding and Growing Heirloom Vegetables
There are a number of different vegetables that are available from seed companies in Heirloom variety. For most of us we just want a plant that will grow well, taste good and not need a lot of work. If you are one of these people then heirloom variety plants may not be your best bet…
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How To – Tool Guide Types of Garden Tillers
Types of Garden Tillers There are three different types of medium sized garden tillers and the differences are where the tilling tines are located. Front and Mid Tine garden tillers normally have the shallowest depths while the mid or center tine tillers tend to be easier to handle. Rear Tine garden tillers have the deepest…
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How To – Starting your Garden indoors from Seeds
Starting your garden from seeds is an easy and inexpensive way to get a garden full of vegetables and flowers for not too much work. Vegetable and flower seeds are inexpensive and you can get packets in late winter and early spring at local stores or online. Starting your garden inside will give you a…