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Our regional planting guides take the guesswork out of garden planning.
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Search more than 150 online seed catalogs to find sources for organic, heirloom or just hard-to-find seeds using our Custom Seed Search.
Garden Planning: It's All About When
By Tabitha Alterman
Here are some helpful resources to help you determine when to take care of various lawn and garden tasks, such as planting, watering, weeding, fertilizing, mulching and harvesting plants.
Grow $700 of Food in 100 Square Feet!
By Rosalind Creasy with Cathy Wilkinson Barash
Edible-landscaping expert Rosalind Creasy reports on the incredible productivity of her 100-square-foot garden, showing that, if more Americans grew a little food — instead of so much grass — our savings on grocery bills would be astounding.

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