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We're a beginner-friendly place to learn how to grow organic fruit, vegetables, and herbs. In this section, you will find:

  • Raised bed gardening: We grow all our vegetables in raised beds and are experts in this gardening technique. Learn how to plan, build, and maintain your raised bed garden for flourishing vegetables.
  • Home garden tips: Tips, tricks, and info to make gardening fun and easy.
  • Seed starting: From basic to advanced, we cover selecting seeds, starting them indoors, and even saving your very own fruit and vegetable seeds.
  • Composting and fertilizer: Nourish your soil using organic gardening methods such as composting. Learn the basics of starting a compost pile, winter composting, organic fertilizer, and more.
  • Tools and equipment: What basic gardening tools do you need? We discuss hand tools, equipment, and even gardening clothing.
  • Butterfly gardens:  Nourish your body with organic edibles, but be sure to nourish your soul by planting flowers to attract butterflies!

Gardening is an ongoing journey. There is always something new to learn, explore, and experience.

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How to Grow Coleus from Cuttings

A sugar maple tree cover in autumn leaves

How to Compost Fall Leaves: Turn Autumn Leaves Into Garden Gold

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October Gardening: Tasks and Tips

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September Gardening: Tasks & Tips

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August in the Garden: Late Summer Delight

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July Gardening Tips: How to Keep Your Garden Thriving All Month Long

yellow bearded iris "Lemon Pledge"

How to Ship Iris Rhizomes – Sharing Is Half the Fun!

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June Gardening Tips: Everything You Need to Do in Your Garden This Month

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Companion Planting with Herbs: Your Secret Weapon for a Healthier, Happier Garden

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Buy vs. Build Your Own Garden Fountain

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Understanding Fertilizer: A Complete Guide for Home Gardeners

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The Best Organic Fertilizers

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Irrigation Tips for Home Gardens: Drip vs. Soaker Hose

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How to Start Herb Seeds the Right Way: Free Course

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How to Prepare Raised Beds for Spring Planting

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A sugar maple tree cover in autumn leaves

How to Compost Fall Leaves: Turn Autumn Leaves Into Garden Gold

Every October, the big sugar maple near our garden shed drops its leaves in what feels like a single weekend. One day the yard is green, and the next I’m scrunching through ankle-deep gold and wondering where I left the rake. I used to see that pile as a chore. Now I see it as…

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Pumpkins in the pumpkin patch

October Gardening: Tasks and Tips

October is the time of year for pumpkins, squash, scrunching through piles of fall leaves, and enjoying the last of the lovely weather before winter sets in. Here in Virginia, October can go either way — sometimes it stays warm, and sometimes the first frosts move in and finish off the summer vegetables. At this…

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A head of bok choy growing in my garden.

How to Grow Bok Choy

I learned how to grow bok choy through trial and error. Last fall, I noticed some beautiful heads of Chinese cabbage (napa cabbage) at our local farmer’s market. When I asked the proprietor where it was grown, I found it was grown not five miles from my house! Well, that means I could grow all…

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A bench with a zinc pail filled with apples. On the bench, squash, apples, and gardening tools

September Gardening: Tasks & Tips

Fall is the time for mums, for pumpkins, and another round of pansies — for soft golden twilights and leaves crunching underfoot. September is the last month here in zones 6 and 7 when the garden is still lush and full. We’re harvesting the last of the tomatoes here at Seven Oaks, my farm near…

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