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Growing Leafy Greens
Enjoy fresh lettuce from your own garden this summer!
Growing Guide
Companion Planting Guide
Check out this basic guide to get you started with companion planting
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Get your garden ready for planting!
Preparation, preparation and preparation are the three most important things in getting the most out of your garden planting.
Latest Questions & Answers
Where do Slugs and Snails live? And how do I rid them from my garden?
Common nocturnal pests of the home garden with a voracious appetite for young seedlings and a number of ornamental plants such as Hosta, and the native Reinga Lily. They thrive in damp conditions (winter-spring) or where there is cover from daytime sun. Solution: …
Read MoreWhat should I use as mulch in my vegetable garden?
Not all vegetable plants like the same growing conditions, so it’s best to pair the mulch with the crop. For instance, heat-loving peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and melons are great candidates for black plastic mulch. Applied in early spring, the…
Read MoreHow deep do I plant the seeds?
Most seed packets tell you how deep to plant. A rule of thumb is to sow seeds two or three times as deep as they are wide. Take care not to plant seeds to deep. A seed contains a limited supply of stored food to nourish it during germination. If you plant…
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