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Growing Vegetables

Seed Starting: The Definitive Guide for Beginners

ByMarc Thoma February 6, 2019September 2, 2023

Don’t know where to start with growing from seed? Are you worried that it will be difficult & require special equipment? Seed starting can be easy & simple.

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Growing Fruit

Prune Raspberries: How To Get Better Harvests [+ Video]

ByMarc Thoma January 10, 2019September 2, 2023

Are you indimidated by any kind of pruning? Does learning how to prune raspberries overwhelm you? It’s an important autumn or winter task and is relatively easy to do.

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Growing Fruit

Tree Banding: How To Easily Increase Fruit Yields [+ Video]

ByMarc Thoma January 6, 2019September 2, 2023

Are you seeing lots of pest damage in your fruit trees? Lost your fruit harvest to pests? Use tree banding around your trees to reduce winter moth damage.

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Garden Planning

Garden Planning: 6 Things You Need To Plan to Have a Great Year!

ByMarc Thoma January 3, 2019September 13, 2024

Excited for the new growing season? But feeling overwhelmed? Learn what you need to do to get your garden planning done early enough so you’ll have success.

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Growing Vegetables

Vegetable Crop Rotation: How To Increase Your Harvests

ByMarc Thoma December 21, 2018September 2, 2023

Having problems with disease or pests? Are your vegetables not growing well? Learn how vegetable crop rotation every year can give you better harvests.

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Growing Vegetables

Vegetable Gardening For Beginners: 10 Useful Tips To Get Started

ByMarc Thoma December 5, 2018September 13, 2024

Are you itching to start growing your own vegetables at home? Before you start, keep these tips on vegetable gardening for beginners in mind.

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Miscellaneous

4 Reasons Why Growing Your Own Food Results in Less Food Waste

ByMarc Thoma October 30, 2018September 2, 2023

Do you want to reduce food waste? Learn how growing your own food can help reduce or eliminate most food waste and keep it out of our landfills.

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5 Steps to Get Started with Urban Homesteading

ByMarc Thoma October 25, 2018September 2, 2023

So what is urban homesteading? And what does it entail? While growing your own food is a big part of it, there are some other aspects you may want to try.

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Kids Growing Food

Kids Gardening: My Daughter’s First Year Growing Her Own Food

ByMarc Thoma October 23, 2018September 2, 2023

Want to get kids more involved in growing their own food? Kids gardening is so much fun as you’ll see in this recap of year one of my daughter’s garden.

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10 Rainy Day Garden Activities That Keep You Dry

ByMarc Thoma October 16, 2018September 2, 2023

Are you itching to do something garden-related but it’s raining outside? Here are some easy rainy day garden activities you can do to scratch that itch!

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Why You Should Grow Roses On Your Urban Homestead

ByMarc Thoma September 28, 2018September 2, 2023

Why grow roses in addition to food? Can you use them effectively in a food garden? They’re a great addition for several reasons you may not have thought of.

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Greenhouse Growing

Free Greenhouse Ventilation Via Solar Panel

ByMarc Thoma September 22, 2018September 2, 2023

Greenhouse too hot in summer? Provide much-needed air movement by adding free greenhouse ventilation using computer power supply fans and a solar panel.

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