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Updated: February 25, 2026
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
6 basic steps to use to start a vegetable garden
Updated: January 20, 2026
Soil Testing and Soil Testing Labs
Everything you need to know about soil testing.
Updated: September 17, 2025
Vegetables for the Home Garden
Learn how to plan a vegetable garden, prepare the soil, select the best crops for success, and care for them.
Updated: March 31, 2026
Planning a Vegetable Garden
Learn what factors to take into consideration when planning a vegetable garden.
Updated: March 31, 2026
Growing Vegetables in Containers and Salad Tables
Learn what factors to consider when growing vegetable plants in containers: location, container size and material, potting mix type, and suitable crops. Explore how to build and use Salad Tables and Salad Boxes, which are homemade shallow containers used for growing leafy greens or herbs.
Updated: March 26, 2026
Growing Vegetables in Raised Beds
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using raised beds to grow vegetables, the materials commonly used to build the beds, and what soil to fill them with.
Updated: September 17, 2025
Seed to Supper Beginning Gardener Guides
Use these handouts as an introductory guide to learn the basics of setting up and maintaining a vegetable garden in the ground, in raised beds, and in containers.
Updated: June 18, 2025
Lawn (Turfgrass) Removal Methods
Physical methods of grass removal can work very well to start a new garden or enlarge planting beds.
Updated: March 18, 2025
Construcción de Camas Elevadas Para un Huerto
Las ventajas y desventajas de construir un huerto en una cama elevada
Updated: March 18, 2025
6 Pasos Básicos Para Empezar o Plantar un Huerto Vegetal
Estos son los pasos básicos para empezar un huerto vegetal.
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