Getting Organized
Garden Preparation and Planning for February
How to Plant a Spring Green Manure Crop for a Great Garden
How to Avoid the 6 Common Mistakes New (or Old) Gardeners Make
Preparing and Planting a Raised Row Garden
My Favorite Gardening Books & Resources
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This is one of my favorite blogs. I love Jim and Mary's simple approach to gardening with amazing results. As I mentioned above I will be using their raised row garden beds this year, I am excited to see what happens!
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I love this book and can't wait for the other two volumes in the series to come out. She is also working on companion DVD's to go with the books. I love the beautiful photography in this book and because I am a visual learner I love the companion photos for everything. This volume goes over how to start seeds indoors, watering, fertilizing and pest control using organic means, vegetable guide for growing spring veggies, a project section including nine different projects ranging from a simple garden box to a green house, and a recipe section for using up those garden veggies. Can't say enough about how much I love this book. As a bonus this book happens to be one of the Bulk Herb Store specials this month, use code FEBVEG to get it for only $13.97 (reg. $19.99).
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This was the first gardening book I ever purchased, although it was the older version, I have since updated to this newer and easier version. Even though I am now transferring over to raised bed rows we still have a few square foots sections and I will still be applying the methods of square foot gardening. I love the plant reference guide and charts in the back that you can see at a glance when to start seeds, when to transplant them in your garden and how to care for each plant.
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There are many gardening books but not very many that focus only on how to plant, care for and harvest just herbs. I love this book that takes you from seed to harvest, storage and use of herbs. She even has a section for organic pest control, seed saving, recipes and herb spotlights.
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This is a fun book to get kids excited about gardening. There are indoor experiments, projects for indoors and out, seasonal projects and lots of way to get the kids involved.