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  • How-To

    All About the Soil Food Web (And Why It’s Important)

    A few years ago, only a handful of people in the country had heard the term “soil food web.” Now it’s cropping up everywhere, and gardeners are wondering what on…

  • the making of a leaf mold
    How-To

    Making Leaf Mold

    Recycle fall's debris to create this organic soil amendment and mulch

  • Kitchen Gardening

    More Compost, Less Work

    Here's a space-saving setup that eliminates the need for turning

  • How-To

    Worm Composting

    Wriggling recyclers transform kitchen scraps into compost

  • How-To

    Get Started in Composting

    Turn yard waste into a valuable soil booster

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Composting in Cold Weather

    No matter how particular you are about building your compost pile properly in winter, not much will happen in the cold weather. Mounds of old salad, cooked broccoli, and moldy…

  • Zinnias
    Article

    Bold and Beautiful Zinnias

    These classic annuals have vibrant colors and forms

  • Never Forget a Plant's Name Again
    How-To

    Never Forget a Plant’s Name Again

    As a gardener, you may find yourself forgetting what plants you put into your containers. It’s even more frustrating when you want to replant them but can’t remember what they…

  • How-To

    How to Plant Watermelon

    Welcome to Homegrown/Homemade, a new video series from FineGardening.com and our sister site FineCooking.com. We’ll be following a gardener (Fine Gardening associate editor Danielle Sherry) and a cook (Fine Cooking Web producer…

  • How-To

    The New Root Pruning Guidelines

    Updated research has found that the traditional slicing cut does little to benefit root-bound plants. Learn the new, most-effective technique in this video.