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Grow Peppers To Spice Things Up At Dinner & Market

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Peppers bring color, flavor and sometimes tons of heat to both the dinner table and market stand, so go ahead and grow some in your farm garden.

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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Urban Farming

Video: How To Plant & Grow Potatoes In A Container

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Potatoes are pretty much the perfect garden crop to grow in containers, so check out this video to learn how you can grow your own taters in a tub.

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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Urban Farming

Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms For Flavor & Profit

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You can grow your own mushrooms at home, in the basement or or dark space, to enjoy in meals and even sell at local markets. Here's how.

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Bountiful Strawberries & Canning Tactics Prevail At Dandelion Haven

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Germaine and Michelle Miller from the Buffalo-based urban farm tell us about overcoming soil issues and taking control of your own food supply.

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Video: Cold, Stinky Compost Pile Gets A Makeover

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Something went really wrong inside this plastic compost bin, which was too cold and stinky, but we set things right with a simple makeover.

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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Urban Farming

Growing Medicinal Herbs in Containers (Book Excerpt)

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In this excerpt from The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor, the author covers a handful of options for growing herbs in containers.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Urban Farming

The Urban Garden Authors Prove ‘Gardening Is Something Anyone Can Do’

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Whether you rent in the big city or live on a tiny lot in town, growing food and flowers is still within reach with guidance from The Urban Garden.

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Video: How To Transplant Tomato Plant Starts

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Potting up your young tomatoes and preventing them from becoming rootbound gives them a great head start. Here's how to transplant tomato plants.

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Farm & Garden Food Homesteading Urban Farming

5 Supplies You’ll Need To Water Bath Can  

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Spring has sprung, and soon our gardens will yield tons of good stuff. So get ready to preserve your harvest with these basic water bath canning supplies.

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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Permaculture Urban Farming

Say Goodbye To Peat Moss & Hello To Alternatives

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As a garden supply staple, peat moss isn't always easy to avoid, but seeking alternatives is both possible and worth the effort.

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