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How to Make Compost Tea

Learn how to make compost tea, a nutrient-rich liquid fertilizer that can help improve soil quality and promote healthy plant growth.

A wicking bed is a self-watering raised garden bed for a drought-prone climate. Learn how to build one with these step-by-step instructions.

A bean teepee is a fun and practical way to grow pole beans vertically in your garden. Learn how to build one with these easy steps.

Planting a tree is fairly simple, but there are some important things you need to know before you get started.

A hotbed is a raised bed that uses layers of decomposing organic materials as a heat supply to grow plants. Here’s how to make one.

Mulch is any organic (or sometimes inorganic) matter that can be safely spread around plants to accomplish a variety of things.

Vermicomposting involves the use of earthworms to accelerate the decomposition of vegetation to produce a super-rich fertilizer.

A window farm is a hydroponic growing system that uses vertically-oriented plant containers to grow plants indoors.

Square foot gardening is an efficient way to maximize space and ensure that each plant has enough room to grow. Here’s how to set one up.

If you love mushrooms but think they are hard to grow, then the King Stropharia mushroom, often called the wine cap mushroom, is for you.