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Your edible garden

How to grow delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruit at home

How to grow your own vegetables

Here's how to get started growing your own fresh, delicious food in garden beds or pots

Sowing seeds in containers

How to start seeds indoors

Starting crops from seed is a satisfying and economical way to grow your own plants, flowers, and veggies. Here's our getting-started guide

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Your perfect tomato

Warm-season crops

Summer crops include snap beans, corn, cucumbers, melons, peppers, tomatoes, and squash

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Greens you'll love to grow

Planting cool-season crops

For best results, grow these crops to maturity in cool weather

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broadcasting seeds directly in the garden

Sowing seeds in the ground

How to sow seeds for different kinds of plants

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How to plant vegetables

How to set out your plants

Tip from the test garden

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Choosing a location

Where to grow your vegetables

How to choose the best location for your vegetable garden

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Raised plant bed

How to make good planting beds

Make your garden bed in the ground or in raised containers

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Caring for your vegetables

Caring for your vegetables

Important guidelines for watering, fertilizing, controlling pests, and more

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The secrets to perfect compost

A master composter shows how to cook up some power food for your soil

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