Category: How-To
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How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Flowers_g74-Sunflowers_p21313.html I love the look of those huge yellow flowers growing in my garden and I also love the tasty seeds, but I have a hard time getting any seeds away from the birds! In order to harvest your sunflower seeds you may need to take some extra steps. Here are some tips: Wrap the…
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How to Build a Raised Bed Box (alternate method)
This article will describe an alternate method to building a standard Citizen Gardener raised bed box. The advantage to this method over the standard design is that it uses slightly less wood, wastes less wood, and is slightly simplified. The disadvantage is the inside diameter of the box is a little less than a full…
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RoT Organics Compost Tea Video
Obie from RoT Organics in Sherman made a great video on how he makes his compost tea: Professional Compost Tea Lots of discussion and various ways to make compost tea, find more on the ‘compost tea’ thread on the NTVG forum.
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How to Install a Raised Bed
I enrolled in the Citizen Gardner class which provided me with some excellent knowledge on installing a Raised Bed garden. I’d like to share my approach with this community. The first assumption is that you’ve built the raised bed already. If not, check out http://northtexasvegetablegardeners.com/blog/2012/03/11/how-to-build-a-citizen-gardener-raised-bed/. Site Selection – Ideally, you want about 8 hours of…
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How To Transplant Seedlings
A few steps to follow to help get your seedlings safely in the ground after they have been growing in pots: Move back any mulch or covering you have in your beds. (note the wood mulch shown in this picture is NOT approved in the Citizen Gardener method) Dig a hole about the size of your pot,…