Gardening Guides

Gardening Guides

Container Gardening

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Italian garden mid-July

How to Start a Vegetable Garden: A Beginner’s Planning Guide

Balcony vegetable garden with dog drinking out of watering can

Mini Vegetables for Container Gardening: Best Varieties and Pot Sizes

Hands holding homemade potting soil.

Homemade vs Commercial Potting Soil: (Plus Preventing Damping-Off)

A variety of herbs and edibles growing in different size pots.

Growing Vegetables in Containers: 6 Keys to Success

Growing Tomatoes

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Balcony garden of containers filled with Italian varieties of herbs and veggies.

14 Best Italian Tomato Varieties for Your Kitchen Garden

A variety of herbs and edibles growing in different size pots.

Growing Vegetables in Containers: 6 Keys to Success

Italian garden mid-July

Italian Vegetable Varieties: What to Grow for Italian Cooking

Tumbling Tom small tomatoes hanging in clusters from a pot.

Growing Tomatoes in Hanging Baskets: Best Varieties and Tips

Year-Round Gardening

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A variety of herbs and edibles growing in different size pots.

Growing Vegetables in Containers: 6 Keys to Success

Bark chip mulch held in hands with gardening gloves.

How to Mulch Your Vegetable Garden for Winter Protection

An array of gardening equipment.

Best Gifts for the Gardener

Lemon tree in terra cotta pot.

Overwintering Potted Plants: How to Protect Container Gardens in Cold Climates

Growing Blueberries

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2-year old blueberry plants in pots growing on deck.

Protecting Blueberry Plants Over Winter

Blueberry bush showing stages of blueberry ripeness, from green, to purple to blue

6 Ways To Save Unripe Blueberries:(Green Berries)

Blue crop variety of blueberry bush in a field in Minnesota.

Blueberry Myths Debunked: Growing and Health Claims

Northland blueberry plant covered with ripe blueberries

How to Grow the Sweetest Blueberries (Varieties, Fertilizer, and Timing)

Seed Starting

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Hands holding homemade potting soil.

Homemade vs Commercial Potting Soil: (Plus Preventing Damping-Off)

Hand holding tomato plant that is not in a pot and shows the root ball.

Root Bound Tomato Plants: How to Identify and Fix Them

Tomato seedling in terracotta planter.

Tomato Seedling Problems: 6 Common Issues and How to Fix Them

Leggy tomato seedlings on a window sill.

Why Are My Tomato Seedlings Leggy? Causes and Fixes

Preserving Garden Food

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Heirloom tomato relish for brats, chops and steaks

Tomato Bruschetta Relish: Fresh or Canned

Tomato butter on rustic thick bread with scallions as garnish on top.

Homemade Tomato Butter and Tomato Spreads

Blueberry bbq sauce in a jar with spoon

Blueberry Balsamic BBQ Sauce

Jar of classic pesto made with fresh basil.

Easy Freezer Basil Pesto: Tips for Fresh Taste