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Building Garden Beds

Now that you’ve decided what to plant and where to plant, it’s time to build your beds!

The most basic technique for creating a garden bed is double digging. As the name implies, double dug beds are carefully turned with a garden shovel once over the whole surface. Some peat moss and/or compost can be sprinkled on [...]

Starting Seeds

There are oodles of books about starting seeds from people far more qualified than me to be dispensing advice. If you really want to know everything, I suggest searching out references at your local library.

What we do here is a casual process guided mostly by the backs of the seed packets and our own yearning to [...]

Planning Garden Location

Location is the next consideration for gardens after motivation and plant selection. The ideal location will have 6 – 8 hours of sunlight a day, access to rain barrel or hose water, and convenience to the kitchen. In less than ideal locations or apartment dwellings, look for sunny spots where you can locate movable containers.

To choose [...]

Grow What You Want To Eat!

In the introduction to my Grow Your Garden series, I shared reasons people garden. I hope you have nailed down some inspiration because now it’s time to plan in earnest!

My first principle of garden planning is to grow what you want to eat. This sounds simple, but sometimes people plant what’s available or what their mother [...]

Building Garden Beds

Starting Seeds

Planning Garden Location

Grow What You Want To Eat!

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