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January 18, 2016

Avoid weeds and build soil with sheet mulch—it’s a heckuva lot easier than weeding the garden!

January 18, 2016

Quench your plants’ thirst in the heat of summer with this homemade irrigation system.

January 18, 2016

Grinding up your compostables into smaller pieces aids in the decomposition process, meaning you’ll have black gold in no time.

January 18, 2016

Cultivate all of your culinary herbs in 5 square feet with an herb spiral.

January 18, 2016

Upcycle a netted bag to keep cabbage loopers from decimating your broccoli crop.

January 18, 2016

Avoid toxic pest sprays at the garden center, and opt for an organic solution you can make at home.

January 18, 2016

Avoid buying costly plant starts! Save seeds from your garden and exchange them with friends and neighbors.

January 18, 2016

Grow several crops in a small space while building up your soil using this traditional companion-planting method.

January 18, 2016

Grow many types of fruit in a small space by grafting several different fruit cultivars onto one rootstock.

January 18, 2016

Don’t mess around with water waste this summer. Start putting these water-saving techniques into action now.