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Grow

Tips and tutorials for growing vegetables, annuals, perennials (lots of flowers), vines, trees, and shrubs.

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Outdoor Gardening Tips by Season

Spring

How to Choose the Best Seeds for Your Garden

How to Sow Seeds On Time for Mature Harvests

60 Herbal Plants to Grow for Homemade Tea

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Summer

10 Best Vegetables for Drought Soils

Soil Testing: Comparing Home Kit Versus Lab Test

How Nature Tells Us It's Fall Bulb Planting Time

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Fall & Winter

How to Sow Seeds Indoors Step-by-Step

What to Prune in Winter

Best Soil Temperatures for Sowing Seeds

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Indoor Gardening Tips

Houseplants

How to Regrow Sprouted Onion Bulbs

Easy Way to Grow Ginger Root Indoors

How to Grow Mango from Seed (Easy Method)

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Indoor Food Growing

7 Fruits & Veggies to Regrow: Kitchen Propagation Handbook

How to Grow Microgreens Indoors

How to Grow Peas Indoors

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Make

Make unique garden art from repurposed items plus DIY raised beds, ponds, and more.

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Unique DIY Projects

19 Glass Gem Garden Art Craft Projects

How to Make Mini Pickle Dish Garden Art Flowers

Make Snowman Hot Chocolate Kits in Jars

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Ideas

Explore the galleries to grab ideas for your home and garden.

12 Creative Vertical Garden Projects

12 Simple Winter Garden Art Ideas

50 Creative Garden Shed Ideas

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Books

Available for instant download.

Seed Starting for Beginners: Sow Inside Grow Outside

How to Make Beeswax Food Wraps (Tutorial)

12 Top Garden Tip Sheets & Checklists

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Enjoy!

~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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