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Video: Get your garden ready for winter

See how to use mulch to protect your plants from extreme temperatures
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How to win the weed war

14 common garden invaders and the best ways to control them
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Video: How to grow veggies in a pot

Short on space? You can grow a great crop in containers, too. Here's how
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Video: The right way to plant

A first-timer's guide to getting plants off to a good start
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Video: how to make compost

Create nutrient-rich compost for your garden from common household leftovers
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Our garden calendar

Here's when to plant in your area, whether you're growing one of our crops, or 30
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Download printable guides to all our projects, from bees to cheese

Get our portable how-to's on raising chickens, making fresh olive oil, crushing wine grapes, keeping bees, and more
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Here's what we planted

When you grow your own food, you can try varieties that are hard to find in a grocery store or even a farmers’ market. Here's what we planted, and what we learned
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We had a dream...

We wanted to see if we could eat almost entirely from our own land. Here's what we learned about the joys (and realities) of going so local. Use it as a guide to your own experiments growing veggies, raising hens, making wine, pressing olive oil, keeping bees ― and discovering the unique flavors of your region.

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Bake summer weed seeds

Tip from the test garden
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