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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.

23 comments    gardening gardens topsy turvy
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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...

33 comments    gardening garden vegetables
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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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Outdoor Storage Box

Not all outdoor storage boxes are the same. Some boxes may look great, but are not serviceable in the very least. And then there are others that look innocuous and cheap, but proving to be more useful than...

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Caladiums are bulbs that look beautiful in pots on a balcony.66

How to maintain potted plants in apartment balcony

We have a lot of shade in our yard, so I grow veggies, herbs and flowers in pots so i can place them in the sunny areas on our back balcony/deck. Veggies: Patio, cherry and grape tomatoes are perfect for...

9 comments    advice how to water
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Best Methods for Growing Container Strawberry Plants in the South

Growing Container Strawberries in Southern Climates -- America's favorite berry fruit, the strawberry, is one of the easiest container garden plants to grow in southern states. Even novice gardeners can expect...

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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
A few too many water lilies, but everyone loves it!73

Water Gardens in Containers

Water gardens in containers - a great way to convert a small fish pond into a miniature water garden feature. Easy to do? Yes, and the results can bring a relaxful atmosphere, and create an ambience out of...

0 comments    plants fish pot
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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
Bob Ewing photo: i have used this locked back folding knife for planting seeds, digging holes, deadheading and harvesting greens.66

Five Must Have Tools For Container and Small Space Gardening

There is a saying that I have often used when referring to successful garden design, that is right plant, right place. There is an equally important saying when selecting the tools to do the various...

11 comments    garden tools patio
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