GROW

Grow food. Grow skills. Grow self-reliance.

There is something deeply rewarding about planting a seed, caring for a garden, and bringing your own harvest to the table.

Discover practical gardening knowledge for growing vegetables, fruits, herbs and more—from preparing the soil and planting to caring for your plants and harvesting the results.

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GROW?

Find growing information, tips and practical knowledge for the plants in your garden.

Seeds

Saving, starting and growing plants from seed.

Berries

Grow strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and more.

Vegetables

From planting to harvest, make the most of your vegetable garden.

Fruit Trees

Learn how to grow and care for fruit-producing trees.

Herbs

Grow useful culinary and medicinal herbs.

Tomatoes

Planting, growing, harvesting and preserving tomatoes.

What to Do With the Yield From Your Garden

Eating it fresh, sharing with family and friends, preserving it for later, storing it properly, or finding creative ways to use an abundant harvest.

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GARDENING BASICS

Start with the fundamentals and build your gardening skills one step at a time.

STARTING A GARDEN

Learn the basic steps for planning and preparing a productive garden.

CARING FOR YOUR GARDEN

Watering, feeding, pruning and other essential garden tasks.

STARTING FROM SEED

Learn how to start plants from seed and give them a strong beginning.

HARVESTING

Know when your garden produce is ready and how to harvest it properly.

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GROW YOUR OWN FRUIT

A productive fruit tree can provide food for years to come.

Learn about planting, pruning, caring for and harvesting fruit trees so you can make the most of your backyard orchard.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE GARDEN?

Winter

Plan & Prepare

Plan next year's garden, save seeds and work on garden projects.

Spring

Plan & Prepare

Start seeds, prepare beds and get the garden growing.

Summer

grow & maintain

Keep plants healthy and make the most of the growing season.

Fall

harvest & Prepare

Bring in the harvest and prepare the garden for winter.

FROM THE GARDEN

Practical gardening knowledge for growing a productive and useful garden.

Gardening

Basics

Learn about choosing a garden location, preparing soil, starting seeds, planting and spacing, watering, fertilizing, controlling weeds and pests, and caring for plants throughout the growing season.

Mittleider Gardening

Learn about raised growing beds, precise plant spacing, efficient watering, soil preparation, and regular feeding techniques that can help create an organized and productive home garden.

Pruning

Learn how to identify branches to remove, make clean cuts, and shape plants to improve sunlight and air circulation while keeping them easier to maintain and harvest.

Gardening Equipment

From hand tools such as trowels, pruners, and garden forks to watering equipment, seed-starting supplies, wheelbarrows, and larger garden tools, learn which equipment is useful for preparing, planting, maintaining, and harvesting a productive garden.

Greenhouse

Build

This project showcases how reclaimed materials can be combined with practical construction techniques to create a beautiful and productive space for starting seedlings, growing plants, and extending the gardening season.

Harvesting

Learn practical techniques for collecting, handling, and storing your garden’s bounty so you can enjoy the results of your hard work throughout the season and beyond.

Common Garden Problems

Every garden has its challenges. Learn how to recognize common pests, diseases, growing problems, and environmental issues—and what you can do to get your garden back on track.

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Pests

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Diseases

Identify common garden insects and learn how to manage them.

Recognize common plant diseases and understand what may be causing them.

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Soil Problems

Watering Problems

Weather Problems

Learn how soil, nutrients, pH, and drainage affect your plants.

Find solutions for overwatering, underwatering, wilting, and drainage issues.

Help your garden deal with frost, heat, wind, rain, and drought.

Seed starting Problems

Poor germination, weak seedlings, damping off, or leggy growth can often be traced to improper moisture, temperature, light, soil, or planting depth.

Vegetable Problems

Find solutions to common problems with tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and other garden favorites.

Fruit & berry problems

Poor fruit production, pests, diseases, weather damage, or weak growth can often be prevented or corrected by identifying the underlying cause and providing the right growing conditions.

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garden design and growing problems

Some problems can be traced to poor planning, spacing, sunlight, soil conditions, watering, or choosing plants that are not suited to your growing environment.

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