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Plant a Spring Container Garden

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 18th, 2010

If you’re itching to start your spring planting, but the garden soil is still too wet to work, a spring container garden may be the perfect solution.

posted in: Grow, In the Kitchen, Go Organic

Mini-hoop House

Ellen_Kay, member | March 18th, 2010
4 comments

This is a picture of the mini-hoop house I built myself. I am not very handy with tools, but set my mind to it. The box is 12 ft. x 4 ft. x 12 innbspMy...

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Homegrown/Homemade: Peas

Danielle Sherry, contributor | March 17th, 2010

Welcome to the first episode of Homegrown/Homemade. We'll be following a gardener and a cook as they plant, maintain, harvest, store, and prepare garden vegetables. Peas are planted early in the season, so we're beginning with peas.

posted in: Grow, In the Kitchen, Video

Tomato Musings

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 16th, 2010

Tomatoes are truly the headliners of the show in my Victory Garden.

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QUESTION: Planting peas & tomatoes

Mosey, member | March 14th, 2010
3 comments

I had a terrible yied on my pea crop last year. I am in zone 6 and started my peas indoors and transferred them outdoors. They did very poorly. Can you offer any...

posted in: Grow

Chives Are a Must-Have in the Kitchen Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 13th, 2010

I'm always looking for more ways to seduce the good guys to my garden.

posted in: Grow, Go Organic

QUESTION: When is it too early to start...

susie_y, member | March 12th, 2010
2 comments

I am in a zone 6 area (just moved here, havent had a full season yet)...I am very eager to start a vegetable garden, I have started a lot of seeds and they are all doing well indoors on a windowsill...

posted in: Grow

Grow a Spring Centerpiece

Jodi Torpey, contributor | March 11th, 2010

Growing a spring centerpiece from carrot tops is a fun way to recycle kitchen discards and get kids interested in the science of growing plants.

posted in: Grow, Projects, In the Kitchen

DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 10th, 2010
2 comments

Here's an a-frame trellis design your climbing veggies will love you for.

posted in: Grow, Projects

Vegetables with Fun Names for Childrens' Gardens

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 9th, 2010

Let your kids plant Green Zebras, or Dragon's Tongues, or Painted Ponies.

posted in: Grow, Go Organic

Garden Supplies On The Cheap: Thrift & Dollar Store Edition

Greg Holdsworth, contributor | March 9th, 2010
2 comments

Here's a cool list of garden goodies you can score at your local dollar or thrift store.

posted in: Grow, Projects

A Gopher in Your Garden

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | March 8th, 2010
7 comments

After watching these gardeners try every back-breaking, mind-numbing thing they could think of to protect their own, I've decided to throw in the towel before I ever break a sweat.

posted in: Grow, Living