Chelsea Green Blog
Gardening
Eating Your Garden: The Broad Range of Edimentals
Edimentals are plants that are both edible and ornamental. Discover the best edible plants—for beauty and for flavor—for your growing space.
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Optimize Your Soil with Cover Cropping
Prepare for the year ahead with cover cropping! It creates nutrient-rich soil for winter gardening AND provides a boost to your seedlings come springtime.
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How to Sprout Your Own Minigarden on a Windowsill
Having an indoor sprout garden is easier than you might think and yields a bountiful harvest. Here’s how to get started — right from your windowsill!
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No-Till Arugula Start to Finish
Growing no-till arugula is a simple way to grow your own food. These greens can be used on pizzas, salads, and as a garnish on almost any dish.
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How to Make Mulch With Fallen Leaves
The leaves are falling, which means it’s time start figuring out what to do with them. This year, try turning your fallen leaves into mulch for your garden!
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Drop the Beet: Growing No-Till Beets
Beets can be grown year-round and are a perfect, flavorful addition to meals. Get started on growing your own no-till beets with help from these tips!
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Garlic Growing 101: From Seed to Harvest
All hail the mighty garlic clove! Become a master at garlic growing with these simple tips for growing no-till garlic from seed to harvest.
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Preserving Veggies: Tips for Freezing Vegetables
Try your hand at preserving veggies by freezing them! Freezing vegetables is a quick, simple way to preserve them for winter meals.
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How to Save Tomato Seeds
As your favorite variety of home grown tomatoes start ripening on the vine this summer, be sure to save those seeds for next year’s planting.
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Getting to the Root: Growing & Harvesting Carrots
Curious about carrots? Before you get started on cultivating, check out these insights on growing & harvesting carrots from gardening expert Will Bonsall.
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How to Harvest, Store, and Cure Squash
Squash newbies, this one’s for you! Learn how to harvest, cure, and store squash with these tried-and-true techniques from gardening expert Carol Deppe.
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How to Manage Garden Pests (Without Pesticides!)
The trick to controlling pests without pesticides is to create an environment where they cannot thrive! Read on for how to get rid of garden pests such as slugs, caterpillars, aphids, cutworms, and more — without the use of pesticides or chemicals.
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Capturing the Crunch: How to Harvest and Store Cucumbers
With these easy tips and tricks, you’ll be prepared to successfully harvest and store cucumbers until they’re ready to eat.
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About Thyme: Growing, Harvesting, and Drying Thyme
Thyme is easy to grow and harvest in almost any condition. Follow these tips to get started growing, harvesting (and drying) thyme in your home or backyard!
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Harvesting 101: Basics of Harvesting Herbs, Roots, Fruits & More!
Whether foraging or gardening, it’s vital to know the proper techniques for harvesting. Read on for how to harvest herbs, roots, flowers, bark, fruit, and more!
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How to Grow Healthy Plants: Strengthening Your Farm or Garden’s Immune System
Searching for tips on how to grow healthy plants? Embracing sustainable farming and gardening means prioritizing plants’ basic needs & improve your gardens immune system.
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Living Mulch: A Better Way to Cover Ground
Living mulch as garden ground cover has surprising benefits — less maintenance, ecological diversity, and more! Here’s how to use ground cover plants in your garden.
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Bramble On: The Ins and Outs of Growing Raspberries
Growing your own berries is entirely possible for anyone with a bit of space and a passion for raspberries. With proper planting, location & care they’ll flourish!
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How Did the Lanternfly Become the Enemy?
We’ve been told to kill a lanternfly because they’re “invasive.” In reality, they are living like any other insect would. So why are they under attack?
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How to Create Your Own Forest Garden
A forest garden provides a beautiful, bountiful edible landscape at any scale—whether there’s only a few dozen square feet or you have over an acre to spare.
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Plant Spotlight: The Joyful Juneberry
All hail the joyful juneberry! While these berries taste wonderful when they’re fresh, you can also preserve them and create beverages with them.
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Up Your Gardening Game! The Ultimate Guide to Raised Garden Beds
Raised garden beds are a great way to utilize small space to create a bountiful garden. Discover how to create beautiful, easy-to-maintain raised garden beds!
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Garden Strawberries — A Sweet and Delicious Ground Cover
If you’re planning out a forest garden, or are just looking for a plant to use as ground cover, garden strawberries are a great option.
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8 Steps to Fermented Hot Sauce With Wild Greens
Hot sauce fans, this one’s for you! This easy recipe for fermented hot sauce with wild greens is sure to add an extra punch of flavor to your favorite meal.
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Tips & Tricks for Harvesting and Drying Herbs
Unlocking the full potential of your medicinal remedies starts with effective harvesting and drying of herbs. Here are some tips to get you started!
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