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Even though it is snowing again today, I am dreaming of gardening season and I am working on a budget for a new raised bed garden that will be 8’ x 4’ x 12”. I have always grown vegetables in…
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And thus concludes my most ambitious growing season yet. I learned a lot, got a decent amount of vegetables to eat, got some exercise and building experience, and had a few challenges. For this final post, I will do a…
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Here’s update #4 on my raised bed garden efforts this year. While we are enjoying eating our vegetables, some other creatures are as well. As our summer crops are winding down, we are starting some light fall vegetable crops, and…
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Hi all, I’m Dan Adler – a part-time employee that works on web and communications at the HGIC. I work on the website, video creation, posting others’ blog content, newsletters, design, and other web-media technical things. I’ve been with the…
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This video from NC State Extension outlines a great square-foot garden build created with cinder blocks. Use the holes in the blocks to plant ornamentals and other plants that will attract pollinators to your food crop.
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Q: I plan to build four raised beds for vegetable gardens in the spring. I need to purchase garden soil to fill these beds. What kind of soil should I use in raised beds? What do I look for when…
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This is a decision year for my vegetable garden. (Well, really for me. I hate to think what my garden would choose if it could decide for itself. Rampant mint and lemon balm, probably.) I wrote a post recently in…
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