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Fall: Putting the Garden to Bed
By the time autumn rolls in, gardeners have baskets of tomatoes, jars of pickles, and maybe a little fatigue in their bones. But while the gardener deserves a rest, the …
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Containers: Small Spaces, Big Potential
Not everyone has a backyard or a patch of land to cultivate, but every gardener has at least one thing in common: a container is always an option. Whether it’s …
Raised Beds: Soil Layering, Refreshing, and Renewal
Raised beds have become the poster child of modern food gardening—and for good reason. They’re neat, productive, easier on the knees, and they let gardeners sidestep stubborn native soils. But …
The A-to-Z of Soil Health
Every gardener knows that when you start talking about soil, the conversation quickly fills with words that sound like they came out of a science lab: pH, humus, tilth, mycorrhizae. …
Healthy Soil for a Bountiful Harvest
If you’ve ever come in from the garden with dirt under your fingernails and a smile on your face, you already know this truth: gardening is a partnership. And like …
How Does Lettuce Get E. coli and How to Prevent it in a Home Garden
I love lettuce. It's so easy to grow, it's ready to harvest pretty quickly, and the multitude of varieties have so many different qualities. Who can deny the appeal of …
A Sweet Garden Love Story
It's not hard to find a good garden love story. We have quite a few of them here in GreenPrints. And no doubt, you probably have a few or more …
10 Last-Minute Valentine Gifts for Gardeners
It can be tough to find the right Valentine gifts for gardeners. They're a relatively self-sufficient bunch. They also probably fall into two groups: those who already have every imaginable …
Vegetables for Hot Dry Climates: A Zone 9+ Planting Guide
Planting zone 9 and higher is hot. For gardeners, that means a long growing season. In fact, if you plan it right, you could grow vegetables almost all year long! …
Let the Joy of Gardening Grow from Seed
The practice and joy of gardening come in stages. There’s no gardener that woke up one day and devised the perfect garden beds, chose the perfect seeds, grew them perfectly …
