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Container Vegetable Gardening

Many assume that just because they live within a limited space like an apartment, condominium or townhouse think they are unable to grow a vegetable garden. However, just the opposite is true. Container...

12 comments    how to food gardening
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Earth Box - A Look at How the Earth Box Garden Works

Container gardening is a popular way to grow vegetables or flowers these days. There are many advantages to container gardening. We take a look at many of these advantages, some of the disadvantages, and...

5 comments    gardening gardens earthbox
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How To Make a Self-Watering Planter

Pots of annuals, herbs, and even vegetables are useful and attractive. What porch is complete without a few cheerful containers of annuals? But in the heat of summer, these containers dry out very quickly, and...

1 comment    home container gardens
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Upside Down Tomato Planters - Do Upside Down Tomatoes Work?

Over the last few years it has become more and more common to try growing your tomatoes upside down. Here we take a look at advantages of growing tomatoes upside down, and a few of the more common approaches.

22 comments    gardening gardens topsy turvy
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How to create a Garden Fairy Ring

The Garden Fairy Ring is a very simple way to display your flowers in your garden in a muti-tiered planter. Making the ring consists of simply constructing or building the walls and filling them with soil,...

21 comments    gardening plants planting
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The Dangers of Pesticide Exposure - Go Organic Instead

This is the second in a Hub Series on Organic Gardening at home.  Anyone can do it, and I will show you how!  In this Hub we take a look at the health hazards of using some of the more common pesticides.

0 comments    health home education
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Planting Your First Vegetable Garden

Getting Started Few experiences can match the pleasure of savoring a homegrown vegetable, especially if you raised it yourself from a seed or seedling. In almost every case, the flavor and texture of...

32 comments    gardening garden vegetables
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How to Grow Square Watermelons

Ready to get creative in the garden this Spring? It's fun and easy to grow fruit and vegetables in containers (just take a look at Bob Ewing's fantastic vegetable garden in containers). However, if you...

8 comments    advice family how to
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How to Make an Herb Garden Gift

There is nothing better than fresh herbs when you're cooking. Even if your location doesn't allow room for a full herb garden, you can manage a container or three located on a balcony, porch or garden...

13 comments    garden gift herbs
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Best ways of growing vegetables in containers

There is nothing like eating a tomato that you have grown yourself. The same eating pleasure goes for carrots, cabbages and just about any vegetable that you can name.   You do not need a large...

24 comments    life how to home
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