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Use this section to guide you to grow your own organic vegetables.
Tweet Every garden tells a story. What we see as functional food-producing landscapes always begin with an idea…a seed, if you will. After all, a vegetable garden is a place we plan on spending countless hours, whether planting, harvesting or just being. It’s a pantry, a library, a zoo, a place of relaxation and connection. [...]
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Tweet The concept of community gardening has been around for centuries, long before our society made them the cool thing to do. We know they afford individuals and families in urban areas the opportunity to grow their own food when it otherwise might not be possible due to the space restraints of city living, but [...]
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Tweet “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb Trees play an important part in the environment. Not only do they provide shade and beauty to an area, they provide homes for animals and insects and even help to cool the Earth. According to [...]
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Tweet It is known as the Russian, Swedish and Canadian Turnip and other names, but no matter what you call it, the rutabaga is one root vegetable that deserves to be in your urban garden and on your dinner plate. As the nicknames imply, the rutabaga is a relative of the delicious turnip. Interestingly enough, [...]
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Tweet Groundhog Day is more than just a classic comedy film. The annual celebration has its roots in European folklore. Legend has it that on Groundhog Day celebrated on February 2 each year, if the groundhog emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, he will be scared back into the burrow and spring will [...]
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Tweet Potatoes usually take quite a bit of ground space to grow, which is why many urban gardeners steer clear of growing them. Now it is possible to grow potatoes at home with just a small footprint of ground to work with, and the yield may even be bigger than it would have otherwise been. [...]
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Tweet Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in a soilless medium. There are differing schools of thought about the specifics, with some aficionados preferring to use sand, gravel, or even liquid alone. What these different methods share in common though is the addition of water soluble nutrients to the water. It is a common [...]
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Tweet Okay, garden lovers. You have been patient long enough and the time has arrived. That’s right, it’s time to stop daydreaming about your spring garden and get started. Before you can start planting your spring garden seeds, you need to make sure you have everything you want to plant on hand, and to make [...]
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Tweet If you are lucky enough to live in one of the warmer zones like Carol does in California (Zones 9 and up), you probably have the gift of being able to grow your garden year-round. For the rest of us, especially those who are coming down with a case of the winter blues like [...]
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Tweet Cinnamon is exotic, spicy and flavorful, but did you know that the culinary spice comes from a tree? It may surprise you to learn that you can learn how to grow cinnamon at home no matter where you live. In fact, growing a cinnamon tree is easier than you might think! The first and [...]
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Tweet If you are new to using fresh herbs in the kitchen, there’s no better thyme than the holidays (get it? thyme?) to get started. Here are a few ideas for ways to use home grown herbs in your favorite dishes, and all of these herbs can easily be grown indoors and then transplanted outside [...]
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TweetThese days, buzz words like sustainable and green are tossed around everywhere. One that we are starting to hear a lot more about lately is permaculture. What is it and how do its principles apply to our lives? In short, permaculture is the very model of sustainable agriculture. Permaculture systems are designed specifically to be [...]
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Tweet Berries like blackberries and raspberries are a challenge to pick, due to their thorny canes. This is especially true if you are trying to pick wild berries, or simply picking from plants that have not been pruned often or well. It will make you happy to know that with proper annual pruning, you can [...]
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TweetThe wolfberry (more commonly known as the goji berry) is a perennial in zones 3 – 10, handling both heat and cold remarkably well. What they do need is soil with a pH between 6.8 and 8.1, so to get started on the right foot, a soil test is a great beginning point when you [...]
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Tweet A prolific and beautiful perennial that will look just as good in the ornamental garden as it does in the vegetable garden, rhubarb is a cool weather plant that requires a dormancy period under 40 F degrees for proper growth, so if your planting zone meets those criteria, rhubarb just might be the plant [...]
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TweetFirst, a few basic rules for growing blueberries in the urban garden: 1. You will need an acidic soil with a pH anywhere between 4.1 and 5.0. 2. Your blueberry plants will require full sunlight, and lots of it. 3. Blueberry plants love moisture and should be consistently and adequately watered, but they must have [...]
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Tweet Here’s what you need to know about growing blueberries in containers and raised beds: 1. Use a larger pot than you think you will need. Blueberries need space – lots of space – and regular pots won’t cut it. Go with a pot that is at least 18” or you aren’t going to see [...]
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Tweet In order to squelch the misconception that the urban garden is over when the summer harvest ends, we here at UrbanFig wanted to show you just how many options you have open to you for prolific and delicious fall edibles. It’s true that the fall season is a short one for many regions, but [...]
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Tweet The taste of fresh berries is unparalleled, but buying them can easily break the bank. Why not learn how to grow berries at home – you’ll save a fortune and know that your fruit is free of pesticides, herbicides and other toxic chemicals. Let’s take a look at the bounty of berries that you [...]
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Carol Carimi Acutt
UrbanFig Founder
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