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Chia Seed Friend
Make your own chia seed friends! We've all seen the famous infomercial with the catchy jingle, but did you know you can make your own...
Sep 23, 2020


Grow an Avocado plant from an Avocado pit: Update!
Remember our post from April about growing an Avocado plant from seed, well our Avocado pit has been growing steadily and we are here to...
Aug 26, 2020


How to Plant a Spider Plant Baby
Is your spider plant sending out spider plant babies? You can plant them and make more spider plants for yourself, your friends, and...
Aug 3, 2020


Natural Mosquito Control in Gardens
Summertime means mosquito time! Here are some tips on how to mitigate the mosquito population in your gardens and yards. First, some fun...
Jul 13, 2020


Beginner Gardener Intensive: Garden Design
All the resources from our virtual Beginner Gardener Workshop (Day 1), held on June 8th, 2020. Scroll to the bottom for the complete Q&A....
Jun 8, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 6/5
This week our update will mainly focus on two amazing plants. Strawberries and Potatoes! It is officially strawberry season and we have...
Jun 5, 2020


Gardening Ebooks for Adults
Summer reading and gardening season is upon us, so here are ten great gardening books and e-books to learn as you grow. For...
Jun 3, 2020


How to Prune Basil
Almost everyone loves Basil and it's a simple herb to grow for beginner gardeners and/or windowsill gardeners. However, it's important to...
May 27, 2020


POTATOES!
Potatoes are the most eaten vegetable in the US! This is not too surprising considering how easy they are to grow and how versatile they...
May 25, 2020


Eat your Weeds: Mugwort Edition
As we prepare to grow food in the Teaching Garden, we have to start by weeding and prepping the beds. One of the most prolific plants...
May 11, 2020


Preserving Fresh Herbs
Learn four methods to preserve fresh herbs: Air Drying, Powders, Freezing, Extracts, and Oxymels Herbal Properties ● Rosemary -- energy,...
May 8, 2020


DIY Newspaper Planting Pots
These easy-to-make pots are perfect for starting seeds. Once your seedlings are strong enough to be transplanted outside in the garden,...
May 6, 2020


Grow a Garden From Fruit Seeds
Translations: (Spanish) (Chinese) (Korean) (English) Before your favorite fruit makes its way from the farm where it was grown to a...
May 6, 2020


Natural Dyes: Play with Pigments
Watercolors, Facepaint, Tie-Dye, and More! Have you ever cooked with beets to find that your fingertips and cutting board are stained a...
May 6, 2020


Saving Pepper Seeds
(En español) (French) (Simplified Chinese) (Traditional Chinese) (English pdf) Step One: Remove seeds from the pepper. Toss any that...
May 6, 2020


Build Your Own Tiny Greenhouse
(En español) (Simplified Chinese) (French) A greenhouse is defined as an enclosed space that is heated and lit by the sun. Short-wave...
May 6, 2020


Grow Your Own Berries
Who doesn’t love a fresh ripe berry, picked right off of the plant? If you’ve never tried it, you might be surprised what you can grow on...
May 6, 2020


Pollinators
Growing for Pollinators A garden isn’t only about growing vegetables and fruits. Flowers, trees, and grasses are also important parts of...
Apr 29, 2020


Grow Microgreens on Your Windowsill
(Spanish) (French) (Simplified Chinese) (Traditional Chinese) (Korean) (Russian) Microgreens are an easy, nutritious way to grow...
Apr 27, 2020


Thinning Seedlings
Thinning simply means removing some plants so that the remaining plants have enough space to grow. In the photo above you will notice...
Apr 17, 2020
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