Techniques - Page 144 of 198 - Fine Gardening
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Article
How to Grow the Ultimate Salad Bowl
Gardeners may wonder if the vegetable on the seed packet or photo in the catalog lives up to its lofty description. Hudson Valley Seed Library’s Ultimate Salad bowl doesn't disappoint.
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Design
Cherry’s Colorful Containers
We've visited Cherry Ong's garden several times, and we know she's amazingly talented. (Refresh your memory HERE.) For the next two days we're going to focus on some of her…
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How-To
A Better Fix for Root-Bound Plants
We’ve all experienced the disappointment of sliding a newly purchased tree or shrub out of its container only to find a tightly woven mosaic of circling roots. For years, experts…
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How-To
What’s Wrong With Your Tomatoes?
It’s time to be honest with ourselves: We love tomatoes, but sometimes tomatoes don’t love us. Every spring, my neighbors, colleagues, and family dance around spouting the joys of homegrown…
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Kitchen Gardening
How to Transplant
It is the time of year when gardeners are busy transplanting seedlings which they have grown, or plants that have been purchased from a nursery or garden center. Follow these…
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Article
How to Grow Micro Greens
Micro Greens are one of the easiest short-season crops I’ve ever grown. Plant these little gems in early spring, late summer, or early fall for home-grown greens that are ready…
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Kitchen Gardening
Book Review – Straw Bale Gardens
Joel Karsten's book on this breakthrough method of gardening is well written, informative, and beautifully illustrated.
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Article
Edible Flowers for Mothers’ Day
Tomorrow we celebrate our mothers. Besides expressing our gratitude and giving them flowers, why not feed them some of the delightful, colorful and tasty blossoms that are in bloom in…
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Article
Grow More Food in Small Spaces
Why is it the best ideas for solving gardening problems come from creative gardeners? That’s because gardeners, like Margaret Park, are always searching for ways to overcome obstacles, including how…
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Article
Spring Pleasures
Spring has sprung and there are many chores for the gardener. However, I find that there are as many delights, if not more, that outweigh the work. See some of…