Colleen Vanderlinden
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Well, 2010 is drawing to a close, and we've done a lot of writing about gardening here on Planet Green. Here are some of the most helpful gardening posts from this past year.
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
One thing is for sure: vegetable gardening was HUGE in 2010, and it looks like the trend will continue into the new year. I think we did a good job of showing that vegetable gardening is for everyone, from the country gardener with a couple of acres to the city dweller with nothing more than a couple of sunny windowsills.
Photo courtesy of AlexaSky, stock.xchng.
- 66 Things You Can Grow at Home: In Containers, Without a Garden
- How to Save Seeds from Your Vegetable Garden
- Rotate Crops in Your Vegetable Garden for Healthier Plants
- Winter Gardening: Crops You Can Grow in Cold Weather
- The City Girl's Guide to Country Gardening: Planting Tomatoes
- Get Rid of the Most Common Vegetable Garden Insect Pests: Without Poisoning Your Garden
- Your Complete Guide to Summer Vegetable Gardening
- 6 Crazy Concepts for Micro Gardens that Actually Work
- Should You Grow Head Lettuce or Leaf Lettuce in Your Garden?
- 5 Must-Have Culinary Herbs for Your Garden
Water-Wise Gardening
Photo courtesy of Editor_B, Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License.
A green garden is one that conserves as much water as possible. We posted about several water-saving ideas this past summer, from selecting drought-tolerant plants to easy ways to save water.
- 15 Drought-Tolerant Perennials for Your Garden
- 6 Water-Saving Tips for Your Garden
- The City Girl's Guide to Country Gardening: Watering
General Gardening
Photo by Colleen Vanderlinden.There's so much to learn about gardening, and the amazing thing is how closely gardening aligns with some of our biggest environmental concerns. Conservation, soil health, and concern about large agribusiness affect all of us.
- 3 Things We Know About Colony Collapse Disorder
- Meet the Creepy-Crawlies that Make Garden Soil Healthy
- 10 Things to do in Fall for a Better Garden Next Spring
- Top 10 Rookie Gardening Mistakes
- Deep vs. Shallow Organics - And Why Gardeners Need to Know the Difference
- Green Gardening Doesn't Come from a Store
- Make Your Garden a Haven for Pollinators
- 10 Gardening Resolutions for the New Year
- Naked is Bad (For Your Soil)
I hope we helped you garden a little better, and a little greener this past year. Here's looking forward to a beautiful, bountiful new year.
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