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Water, Water Everywhere 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
"Mom, can I have some water?" That's the stallign tactic at bedtime. your plants will tell you with yellowed leaves when they need water, especially if you have a raised garden bed. Raised gardens ar...
Soil Preparation No-Nos 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Remember how adding too much oil in your brownies caused everyone to pretend to like them while turning puce? You can add the wrong materials during raised bed planting when you're painstakingly atten...
Repeat Performance Planting 25 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Remember the fish you had in grade school? Your mom told you to change the water. You didn't. One day, you found yourself struggling through a toilet bowl funeral. You're learning how to plant a garde...
Only You Can Prevent Soil Erosion 24 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Soil erosion isn't a glamorous topic--unlike forest fires, with Smokey the Bear's basso profundo. But to your garden plants, soil erosion can be as threatening as a three-alarm blaze. Some judicious s...
Compacting Soil 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
You prefer compact cars, compact computers...should you also opt for soil compaction in raised bed planting? Not this time. In soil preparation, you need to make sure your loam and sand are aerated, s...
Don't Mix Them Together 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
You know the situation. You put your friend who likes the beach and the Beach Boys together with our friend who loves the slopes and heavy metal, and you have a problem. Knowing how to plant a garden,...
Growing Up 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Your daughter still needs help with her homework...and she's in college. Your son still asks for your barbecue...and he's in the Marines. No matter how much they grow, they still need your support. Kn...
Deeps and Shallows 18 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Deep rooted crops aren't necessarily the deep thinkers of the horticultural world, just as shallow rooted crops don't necessarily wear push-up bras and chew gum. You can learn how to plant a garden th...
Raised Bed Planting: Rites of Succession 17 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
There's been a royal tempest in a teapot about royal succession since Charles and Di divorced and after Princess Diana's death. You're thankful you're a common bloke and all you have to deal with is h...
Raised Garden Beds and Crop Rotation 16 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Crop rotation only concerns farmers in Iowa or Guatemala, right? You can practice crop rotation though, in your own raised garden. Crop rotation = good organic gardening, and good organic gardening = ...
