TousCela.: March 2011

Mar 31, 2011

Kids' Gardening

Share your passion for gardening with your kids while teaching them responsibility and patience. Here are some of our favorite ideas to get you started.

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A Bed of Their Own

Help children pick a place that's all theirs. Keep it kid-sized so the garden doesn't get overwhelming. Set them up for success -- make sure it's a sunny, well-drained spot that's in easy reach for watering. Let the gardeners-in-training mark their plot with a low decorative border they can paint themselves.
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Kids' Gardening

Share your passion for gardening with your kids while teaching them responsibility and patience. Here are some of our favorite ideas to get you started.

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A Bed of Their Own

Grow a Vegetable Garden in Raised Beds

Raised beds make vegetable gardening less work. Learn why and discover great design techniques in this slideshow.

By Justin W. Hancock

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Benefit: Save Your Back

Build your raised beds so they're at least 12 inches tall. That reduces back strain because you won't have to bend over as far to reach the plants. If the walls are waist high, you can sit on edges to work the soil and harvest your bounty without having to bend over at all.
See our easy, step-by-step instructions for making a raised bed.
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Grow a Vegetable Garden in Raised Beds

Raised beds make vegetable gardening less work. Learn why and discover great design techniques in this slideshow.

By Justin W. Hancock

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Benefit: Save Your Back

Budget-Friendly Ideas for Outdoor Rooms

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Eclectic Patio

The combination of new materials with architectural salvage and garage-sale finds creates this truly one-of-a-kind and low-cost patio. The tree-covered area right outside the walkout basement serves as the patio site. The homeowner built a retaining wall and used crushed-limestone fill to level the steeply sloped space.

Budget-Friendly Ideas for Outdoor Rooms

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Eclectic Patio

Top Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs for 2011

From Better Home sand Garden Newsletter

Try these brand-new, mouthwatering varieties that offer better flavor are easier to grow, or have other features perfect for your garden and kitchen.

By Justin W. Hancock

'Green Envy' Tomato 'Green Envy' stands out on the dinner plate! It bears a big crop of 1-inch-long emerald-green cherry tomatoes. The fruits have a meaty texture and sweet, juicy taste.
Name: Tomato 'Green Envy'
Growing conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil
Days to maturity: 70
Type: Indeterminate
Source: burpee.com
Available from seed: Yes
Photo courtesy of burpee.com
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