DFW’s Local Vegetable Gardening Community
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Citizen Gardener Announcements – Spring 2013
Two more Citizen Gardener events for the spring 2013 season: 1- Teacher Training Class WHEN: Friday March 29 – 1:00pm to 4:30pm WHERE: Ft Worth (email for details) COST: free PREREQUISITE: Citizen Gardener class completion RSPV to citizengardener@northtexasvegetablegardeners.com 2- Citizen Gardener Class #10 WHEN: April 6, 2013 (8:30am to 5pm) WHERE: S Hulen St & Altamesa Blvd –…
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Citizen Gardener – Dallas – Feb 16 & 23, 2013
Announcing the first Citizen Gardener class in the DFW area for 2013. Just in time for the local planting season. Learn about the unique growing seasons and how to be successful in backyard vegetable gardening your first year. sign up for the class is open now and available at http://northtexasvegetablegardeners.com/index.php/citizen-gardener/classes For more information, read the intro to Citizen…
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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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Pictures from Citizen Gardener class 6 in Garland
Here are a few pictures from the recent Citizen Gardener class in Garland:
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Native Plants and Vegetables to Texas
We all know that nothing tastes, or looks, as good as something from your own garden. Well you can increase that feeling of pride by planting native and heirloom plants from Texas. These plants and veggies have adapted to the climate in their native soil and can help those of us who’s green thumbs wilt…
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