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Growing On the Grid: Using Square Foot Gardening to Boost Your Harvest

Square foot gardening involves growing vegetables intensively using a grid layout rather than rows. Suited to small gardens, square foot gardening can produce more crops in less space, with less water, materials and labour than traditional row planting.

Growing On the Grid: Using Square Foot Gardening to Boost Your Harvest

Methods25 March 2022

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A Beginner's Guide to Thinning Seedlings: When, Why, and How

Thinning seedlings is a step that fills many beginner gardeners with unease. It seems a destructive and wasteful thing to do, but it in many cases it's essential. This article explains when and why thinning is necessary, and also how to do it effectively.

A Beginner's Guide to Thinning Seedlings: When, Why, and How

Methods28 July 2020

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5 Beneficial Ways to Use Grass Clippings after Mowing Your Lawn

After mowing your lawn, you may see the resulting grass clipping as a nuisance to be disposed of. However, they are in fact a valuable resource that can be put to good use in your garden. This article explains how.

5 Beneficial Ways to Use Grass Clippings after Mowing Your Lawn

Methods9 October 2019

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Why You Should Pick Many Types of Flowers and Vegetables Regularly

It's a popular and proven gardening technique to pick many flowers, fruit, and vegetables regularly, prolonging their season and increasing productivity. This article explains how this method works and describes the benefits it brings.

Why You Should Pick Many Types of Flowers and Vegetables Regularly

Methods30 September 2019

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Using Succession Planting to Improve Your Veggie Gardening Results

The fine art of the veggie gardener is to keep a steady supply of produce maturing throughout the season, avoiding both gluts and barren spells as much as possible. Succession planting is a vital part of doing this, as this article explains.

Using Succession Planting to Improve Your Veggie Gardening Results

Methods27 September 2019

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Blanching Vegetables for a Better Flavour, Colour, and Texture

Occasionally, the amount of sunlight a vegetable receives can be deliberately reduced, to change the way it grows. This process is known as blanching, and it's used more often than you might think, as this article explains.

Blanching Vegetables for a Better Flavour, Colour, and Texture

Methods25 July 2019

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How to Protect Plants from Frost

A sudden frost can lay waste to your garden. Unless your climate is reliably frost-free, it pays to be prepared so that you can avoid the worst of the damage. This article explains why frost is dangerous for your plants, & what you can do to protect them.

How to Protect Plants from Frost

Methods11 July 2019

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Deadheading: The Simple Way to Get More from Your Flower Garden

A technique known as deadheading can give your flowers a second lease of life, extending the blooming season and keeping your garden looking neater for longer. This article explains how it's done.

Deadheading: The Simple Way to Get More from Your Flower Garden

Methods17 May 2019

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A Beginner's Guide to Veggie Growing in a Shady Garden

It's rare for a garden to bask in full sun all day long, thanks to shadows cast by trees, walls, or buildings. But that doesn't mean you can't grow anything edible. With a little planning, you can still enjoy useful veggie produce even in the shade.

A Beginner's Guide to Veggie Growing in a Shady Garden

Methods26 April 2019

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A Beginner's Guide to Crop Rotation: How It Works and Why You Should Use It

Crop rotation is all about keeping your soil as naturally fertile as possible, as well as reducing the problems of pests and disease. This article explains the benefits and offers a beginner's guide to getting started.

A Beginner's Guide to Crop Rotation: How It Works and Why You Should Use It

Methods30 May 2018

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The Pros and Cons of a Raised Garden Bed

Raised garden beds have become extremely popular in recent years, and many gardeners are moving in this direction. There are many upsides to raised garden beds, but there are also some downsides that should be considered before making your final decision.

The Pros and Cons of a Raised Garden Bed

Methods28 September 2017

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