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Gardening Basics
Dive deeper into your gardening interests with these not-so-basic articles.
Bromeliad Basics
Scents of the Holidays
Seven Ways to Nurture Healthy Soil in Fall
Birdscaping to Feed and Shelter Birds
The Intriguing World of Carnivorous Plants
Garden Photography: Simple Techniques Enhance Observation Skills and Artistry
Create a Reading Garden
Flower Adaptations to Lure Pollinators
Carbon Cycle and Carbon Sequestration
Teaching Nutrition in the Garden
Early Season Garden Checklist
Engaging Reluctant Gardeners
Hydroponics
Why Leaves Change Colors
Mycorrhizae & Plants
Growing and Saving Heirloom Seeds
Photoperiodism: Can Plants Tell Time?
Choosing Flowers to Welcome a Diversity of Pollinators
Teaching History in the Garden
Starting a School Farmers' Market
Botanical Classification – or, What's in a Name?
Make New Houseplants with a Rooting Pot
How the Potato Changed World History
How to Plant a Tree
Saving Seeds
Preserving the School Garden Harvest
Planting for Pollinators
Six Easy-to-Grow Herbs
Encourage Pollinators & Beneficial Insects
Companion Planting
Grow a Rainbow
Getting Ready to Grow Under Lights
The Winter Bird-Friendly Schoolyard
Create Overwintering Habitat with an “Untidy” Garden
Indoor Gardening
Choosing What to Grow: Vegetables & Herbs
When to Plant Seeds
Indoor Seed Starting Q&A
All the Dirt on Soil
Preparing the Soil
Transplanting & Direct Seeding
Plants for Pre-K Gardens
Dealing with Garden Pests & Diseases
Garden Maintenance
Wise Watering
Safe Harvesting
Safe Gardening Guidelines
Maintaining a School Garden in Summer
Plan for a Back-to-School Harvest
Extend the Season with Plant Cover-ups
Put Your School Garden to Bed
Grow Milkweed to Help Monarch Butterflies
Composting
Worm Composting
