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There is no doubt that creating a garden is backbreaking work - or is it? Here are two easy ways to make a vegetable garden - without digging.

If you're a novice when it comes to horticulture, you'll want to start with something simple.

There's no magic to growing produce. But there are many easy-to-grow vegetables that make a first home garden almost effortless.

Here are a few simple experiments that teach your children about how nature works and tempts them into spending a little extra time in the garden with you.

The kitchen garden is perfect for growing a few extra plants. The extra harvest can be prepared and frozen for use throughout the winter season.

Before the ground thaws cultivate garden vegetables indoors using kitchen scraps. Common vegetables can be turned into a garden delight.

Create a victory garden in containers and have homegrown food. Learn about growing a fruit and vegetable garden in small spaces.

The appeal of fresh vegetables year round makes indoor gardening a satisfying pass-time.

Avoid the chemical additives, save money and eat produce that is healthy by growing and preserving your own food this year.

Planting celery in the home garden can be both challenging and rewarding for the experienced gardener.

Establishing a kitchen garden has many benefits. It will not only save money, but give an abundant supply of vegetables and herbs that are fresh and tasty.

So the recession, health concerns or a desire to be self-sufficient has made you think about growing your own food. Here are some strategies for success.

Raised garden beds crop well and save much hard work in vegetable gardening. They are particularly useful in small gardens and for older or disabled gardeners.

You don't even have to have a small patio to grow vegetables. A front stairway stoop will even work for a container garden.

Growing Vegetables, Part 2 is second in a 3-part series on growing vegetables in spring. Learn how to plant corn, cucumber, eggplant, melons, okra. Gardening tips too!

Part 3 of series, Growing Vegetables. This article covers: planting peas, peppers, squash, pumpkin, and sweet potato. Gardening tips and gardening ideas throughout...

Part I of a 3-part series on growing vegetables in spring: Vegetable plant list; gardening tips; planting asparagus and beans; best gardening tool to stake beans...

Children enjoy watching things grow. Even if garden space is limited, everyone can grow and share a few plants.

More and more people are starting to grow their own fruits and vegetables. At the same time, the number of people in America that do not have enough to eat is growing.

In dry times there are many water restrictions imposed on home gardens, so how can vegetables still be grown successfully without using too much water? Here are some tips

Most vegetable gardens are hidden at the back of the house. But a kitchen garden need not look ugly. Why cover up the natural beauty of vegetables and herbs?

Preparing the garden plot for vegetable gardening success. A basic how to for garden soil amendments. Links to cooperative extensions in US and Canada Agriculture.

The Deep South, USDA zones 8b through 10, gets very hot and humid in the summer, but there are some vegetables that thrive in the harsh southern climate.

While growing vegetables is generally easy to do, some are easier to grow then others. Check out this list of the 10 easiest to grow vegetables for your home garden.

Organic gardeners can choose from several easy to grow vegetables when starting a vegetable garden. Tuck these favorites into the flower garden, or grow them in pots.

Same garden space can produce more veg with some planning and intensive planting methods. Grow more vegetables from small garden space or expand using raised bed system.

Winter gardening can be as easy as growing a Chia Pet; sprouting your own beans can be easier, healthier and cheaper than buying them in the store.

Planting a vegetable garden at school supports many educational subjects. It can also be a source for community interaction and outreach.

Largest containers for growing vegetables are raised beds. Specially built for vegetable gardening, a raised soil bed has advantages over open ground when growing peas.

There is more to planting a vegetable garden than throwing in seeds - or even planting seedlings in neat rows. Crop rotation will ensure freedom of disease and good soil.

Vacant lots in city neighborhoods transformed into community gardens produce locally grown vegetables and flowers for urban residents in a successful model in upstate NY.

January is a good time to prep your vegetable garden, plant cool season crops and get your seed starting supplies ready for the upcoming season.

Cool weather vegetables like leafy salad greens, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, peas and potatoes are planted in Texas before spring begins.

In many areas, fall is another growing season for vegetables that actually prefer cool weather. Some vegetables even taste better when grown in autumn than in spring.

Spring is a great time to teach the child with special needs about the basics of plant care and growth. His self esteem grows as he learns responsibility and science.

The delicious world of easy-to-grow leafy greens goes far beyond spinach and lettuce.

Growing salad greens, especially lettuce, is a good introduction to hydroponic growing methods. Commonly grown hydroponic lettuce varieties are bibb and buttercrunch.

So you'd like to start your own vegetable garden? Vegetable gardening is a rewarding experience and with these easy steps you'll have fresh vegetables growing in no time.

One of the most enjoyable processes for vegetable gardeners is growing vegetables from seed. Proper maintenance of seedlings includes potting them up into larger pots.

Jane Griffiths speaks about the process of writing her fabulous book on growing organic vegetables and herbs.

There are many cool season lettuce and mustard vegetable seeds to grow in early spring. Leafy greens, harvested small, are easy to grow in container gardens.

Peanuts, famous for being grown in the south, can be a star of your garden even if you live in a cool climate. For those in zone 8B to 11, there is a perennial variety.

Gardeners should consider what to plant, what can be grown from seed, and how to incorporate colour into the vegetable garden in the upcoming growing season.

Get involved and make a difference by donating extra garden produce to feed the hungry locally!

Assessing soil quality is important for healthy plant growth. A local Extension service can perform a detailed analysis, but this simple home test can get you started.

Square foot gardening is an intensive gardening technique that utilizes a grid of one-foot squares. Square foot gardening is especially suitable for small spaces.

Saving the planet one vegetable at a time

Add visual appeal and maximize potential growing space by creating unusual, functional structures for climbing fruits and vegetables in your garden!

Gardening in Texas is not one-size-fits-all. The extraordinary diversity of Texas includes 10 climatic regions, 14 soil regions, and 11 distinct ecological regions.

"The Vegetable Gardener's Bible" is a great reference book for all gardeners, whether he or she gardens organically or not.