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How to Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden
How to Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden

A step-by-step guide to growing vegetables

A Plant’s Basic Needs
A Plant’s Basic Needs

Every gardener must understand their plants' basic needs.

The Five Steps of IPM
The Five Steps of IPM

Integrated Pest Management will help you grow a healthy garden without harming the environment

Confused by Plant Descriptions?
Confused by Plant Descriptions?

There are so many different terms used by gardeners that it can be confusing. Find some common ones explained here.

Understanding Plant Fertilizer
Understanding Plant Fertilizer

Before you fertilize read this post!

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Confused by Plant Descriptions?

Plant Parts

Plants have some basic commonalities, but there are some terms that can be confusing.

Cotyledons

These are the first set of leaves a plant develops. They are not considered true leaves, but are part of the seed and are used to support the plant before it grows its first true leaves.

Foliage

The plant’s leaves

Root Ball

The roots of the plant – usually referred to as this when transplanting

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