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Winter Vegetable Garden Ideas For Harvesting Kale, Carrots And Greens In The Cold
Most people picture a winter vegetable garden as something you plant in winter. That’s the part that trips them up. Almost nothing grows in December; the days are too short and too cold. A winter garden is planted in late summer and fall, grows to nearly full size before the cold sets in, and then…
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When To Plant Garlic In Fall For Fat Bulbs Next Summer
Plant garlic in fall, a few weeks after the first frost and roughly four to six weeks before the ground freezes. That’s the answer to when to plant garlic almost everywhere it grows. The timing gives each clove enough weeks to grow roots before winter, but not enough warmth to push up a lot of…
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Are Raised Garden Beds Worth It? Here’s Why I Keep Coming Back to Them
Short answer: yes, for most home vegetable gardens, raised garden beds are worth the money and the weekend it takes to build them. Not for every crop and not in every climate, but for the salads, tomatoes, herbs and beans most of us actually grow, they solve more problems than they create. I’ve gardened in…
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Space-Saving Herb Garden Ideas for Indoors and Outdoors
An herb garden needs plenty of sun and very little space. Most culinary herbs are small, happy in pots, and more productive the more you cut them, which makes them the easiest edible crop for a windowsill, a wall, a balcony railing or a wooden crate by the back door. The questions below cover where…
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Could a Kitchen Garden Work in Your Space? Here Are My Favorite Ideas
Short answer: almost certainly yes. A kitchen garden doesn’t need acres, a greenhouse or a farmhouse. It needs sun, water within reach, and a spot close enough to the kitchen that you’ll walk out in slippers to grab a handful of basil. That last part sounds like a joke, but it decides whether a kitchen…