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Mountain Garden: Site, Sun and Soil

Mountain Garden: Site, Sun and Soil

Site, Sun and Soil

Gardens are a growing idea in these economic times. Thinking of growing vegetables?
Start with the basics.

A few years ago, a student at the local community college – a young mother juggling a job, school and caring for two small children – told me that, busy as she was, she wished that she had a garden. But she hadn’t grown up in a gardening family; she didn’t know how to begin.

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Mountain Garden: Upward Mobility

Mountain Garden: Upward Mobility

Tomatoes in a tight space? Cucumbers on a budget? Create or reappropriate – structures on a shoestring.

If your garden space is limited, don’t despair. Take advantage of veggies’ upward mobility. Not everything can be trained up a string or a pole, bu...

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September's Salad Days

September's Salad Days Off season? Nope - autumn gardens can be rewarding, too.
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