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Doug and Jessica talk about planting bulbs this week. They discuss the steps to sucessfully planting your bulbs, such as soil preparation, bulb depth, combining variations of bulbs in the same hole and much more.

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The cutting garden does not have to consist of zinnias lined up like soldiers in a row. In fact, you don’t need to have a separate place in the garden dedicated to cutting flowers; simply plant some in your existing landscape. Be prepared to stake and deadhead religiously to keep the flowers clean and the stems straight. The Organic Gardeners also talk about growing for market.

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Flowering trees can turn your garden into an oasis if you choose your variety according to these tips from experts Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser.

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Growing small fruits is one of the most rewarding benefits of starting your own organic garden. In this podcast, the Organic Gardeners teach us how to grow small berries--blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries and the like.

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Anyone for a round of "slug hunting" or "seed spitting?" Getting your kids involved in the garden is easy with these tips and games from The Organic Gardeners.

It's garden-planting time. If you're an aspiring gardener, here's a must-read guide on Slate "for people with no gardening experience, very little experience, or discouraging-even completely traumatic-experience." It's a month-by month series by Constance Casey, who was a New York City Department of Parks gardener for five years. With humor and heart, she tells you the bare-bones basics, including what to buy at the garden store, how to prepare the bed, and how not to overthink it.

One of the most inspired green visionaries of our time, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maatha, is promulgating a timely message