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Backyard Gardening

You don’t need a big plot of land to grow your own food. Whether you’ve got raised beds, patio containers, or a backyard that’s slowly turning into a jungle of veggies, you’re in the right place. You’ll find practical, experience-based advice that makes growing food feel doable, no matter your space, soil, or skill level.

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  • A polytunnel set up in a backyard garden.
    Backyard Gardening

    How to Extend Your Growing Season with a Polytunnel

  • Close-up of a vibrant orange and red marigold flower in full bloom, surrounded by blurred foliage and additional marigolds in the background.
    Backyard Gardening

    Are Marigolds and Calendula the Same? Benefits of Marigolds

  • Close-up of red and yellow tulips blooming in a homestead garden with a rustic wooden fence in the background.
    Backyard Gardening

    How to Grow a Backyard Tulip Garden on Your Homestead

  • Broccoli is a vegetable that I find incredibly difficult to harvest. It's not actually the harvesting part that is difficult, it's the timing that's hard.
    Backyard Gardening

    When to Harvest Broccoli

  • Many people wonder when and how to prune their tomatoes. What are tomato suckers? How do you remove them? When shouldn't you remove tomato suckers?
    Backyard Gardening

    Tomato Suckers: Remove Them or Leave Them?

  • A sunny vegetable garden with shadows over the herbs.
    Backyard Gardening

    Sun Map 101: An Easy Guide to Mapping the Sun Without Gadgets

  • Swales are an amazing permaculture implementation for your homestead - It's a designing system that work harder than you do.
    Backyard Gardening

    Why Swales Work So Well on a Homestead

  • There is much debate on whether or double digging is a good idea. May big-time gardening experts say you should, other say "no way! It destroys the soil!"
    Backyard Gardening

    To Dig or Not to Dig: Double Digging

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