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GROWING GUIDES

Get ready to unleash the full potential of your garden! We've created these exciting growing guides just for ensuring you make the most of every harvest. Happy gardening!

Vegetable Growing Guides

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Broccoli

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Cabbage

Carrots

Carrots

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Cauliflower

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Celery

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Cucumbers

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Collards

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Corn

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Edamame (Soy Bean)

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Eggplant

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Greens

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Kale

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Lettuce

Melon

Melons

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Okra

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Peas

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Peppers

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Radish

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Spinach

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Squash

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Watermelon

Monthly Growing Guides

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Winter Growing Guide: January

This captivating image showcases rows of thriving tomato plants in a rustic farm setting.

Summer Growing Guide:
May

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Summer Growing Guide:
June

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Summer Growing Guide: July

Woman Gardening in Sunlight

Summer Growing Guide:
August

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Fall
Growing Guide:
September

Organic Vegetables

Fall
Growing Guide:
October

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Fall

Growing Guide:
November

Fresh Garlic Bulbs Hanging Beautifully for Culinary Use, Cooking, and Home Decoration Idea

Winter Growing Guide:
December

Old Oak Homestead: The Growing Library

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Help! Something is Eating My Plants!

In order to help overcome and prevent an infestation of bugs and insects, it is good to know some very simple steps can help rather than wasting a ton of money and time.

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The Soil Food Web
 

Real soil is a living system. There is an incredible diversity of organisms that make up this living system. Having healthy soil is foundational to growing healthy, disease and pest free gardens.

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Composting And The Unsung Hero: Oxygen

Transforming kitchen scraps and garden waste into nutrient-rich compost is undeniably one of the best things we can do. However the process relies on an unsung hero: oxygen.

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The Importance of Water in Maintaining a Healthy Garden

Dive in and discover the importance of good clean water and how it affects the nutritional density of the foods we grow and eat.

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