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• Lawn/Garden in the News  Changes Topics Weekly 

• Special Link  Seed and Plant Swap 

• Special Gift - Free Easy Plant Propagation eBook  

• Article Archive - Now Alphabetical    

• Links   

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Lawn/Garden in the News - Column Changes Weekly

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Special Link

This is the site to see if you want to trade seeds or plants or more

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/exchind/ 

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Special Free eBook

Mike McGroarty, a friend of mine in Ohio, is my gardening mentor. He is also my 
major internet mentor too. But we'll discuss that on a different page soon.

Mike calls himself "The Old Dirt Farmer"

Much of what I've learned and shared with you all about gardening, I learned from 
him. I finally realized I should introduce him to you all. He has the most fantastic 
nursery business in his back yard that actually pays him a real income. He 
developed an eBook that explains step-by-step exactly how he grows his 
landscape plants and sells them.  He even gets some of the starter plants for free.

Anything Mike writes and offers, I'll buy. I value what he says that much. (I'm 
reading a 272 page book of his on how to make a living on the internet right now. 

I devour books when I'm reading and am a very fast study. But his books contain 
so much I have to read them at least 3 times and highlight and take notes. He has 
several other eBooks that are just as great. I plan to mention them real soon.

Mike just gave me a special gift for you.  

He has taken his information about how to propagate plants easily and made it into 
an eBook. This book tells you to techniques he uses to start the plants for his 
1/20th of an acre (just about 2100 square feet) home nursery and make thousands 
of dollars each year. This eBook will give you enough information to start growing 
great plants as a hobby.  

But, when you see how easy his techniques are, you'll want to know everything so 
you can make money at home too. The free book has graphics that show you how 
to start and his nursery book has even more. Try his free book and I think you will 
agree that you'll want the Home Nursery eBook too. 

He also has free plans that you can use to build your own potting bench plus much 
more free information on his website. 

Click Here and Download Your Free Easy Plant Propagation eBook Now! 
 
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Article Archive - Now Alphabetical

• Adding A Birdbath    

• Amish Farming A Modern Day Paradox    

• Beets and Other Garden Tips     

• Beginner's Guide to the Herb and Spice Business    

• Bug Beaters    

• CO-OP AMERICA'S COMMUNITY ACTION GUIDE    

• Community Supported Agriculture    

• Container Gardening     

• Create a Garden Retreat    

• Creative Container Gardens   

• Even a Tree Needs Love Part 1    

• Fresh Culinary Herbs      

• Frugal Compost      

• Garden Retreats    

• Gardeners Contain Yourselves!    

• Gardening ideas for families   

• GETTING STARTED IN THE BUSINESS OF ORGANIC GARDENING    

• Going Bananas    

• Grow Tomatoes in Your own Backyard    

• Growing Amaranths     

• Growing Garlic    

• Handling Fruit Flies    

• How to Grow Cabbage     

• How to Grow Corn     

• How to Grow Melons     

• How to Grow Peppers!     

• How to Grow Rhubarb     

• How to Grow Squash     

• How to Save Seeds - 1    

• How to Save Seeds - 2    

• How to Save Seeds - 3    

• How to Save Seeds - 4    

• How to Save Tomato Seeds!     

• Jerry Baker's Garden Tips     

• Make Plants Multiply With Cuttings    

• Making and selling tire gardens - a classic on an easy container garden  

• Mushrooms - A Fine Agricultural Crop    

• Organic Gardening    

• Potatoes and other tips      

• Recycled Pots for Transplants      

• Selling to Restaurants    

• Spring Planting Tips -  article from my friend Mike McGroarty  

• Starting a CSA Small Farm    

• Sustainable Agriculture Resources    

• The Benefits of Gardening For Kids - by Bridge Lindsay    

• Use Raised Beds for Intensive Gardening   

• What Works At A Farmers' Market    

• Why Grow Mushrooms     

• WITH PROPER STORAGE, GARDENERS CAN SAVE SEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR   

• You'll want worms in your garden. Here's why.   

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Links

• http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html  Cooperative Extension 
  System Offices. This section of our Web site will help you find your nearest 
  Cooperative Extension office. The Cooperative Extension System is a 
  nationwide, non-credit educational network. Each U.S. state and territory 
  has a state office at its land-grant university and a network of local or 
  regional offices. These offices are staffed by one or more experts who 
  provide useful, practical, and research-based information to agricultural 
  producers, small business owners, youth, consumers, and others in rural 
  areas and communities of all sizes.

• The latest information on Square Foot Gardening    

• The Bean Bible    

• http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm Find a Farmers' 
  Market near you.     

• Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you! 
  http://www.pickyourown.org/strawberries.htm   

Root Cellars

• http://dansgardenshop.com/gardenshop/      

• http://waltonfeed.com/old/cellar3.html   

• http://waltonfeed.com/old/cellar2.html   

Gardening Zones

• http://www.vg.com/vg/timelife/zonefinders/locatezone.html    

Growing

• http://www.gourmetgarlicgardens.com/
  artichokes.htm#anchor1569825    

• http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html  Seed germination database 
  Excellent source    

Hydroponics

• Build your own hydroponics planter  
  http://www.microfarm.com/free/?A5W_Sess_ID=
  7920bcac091549f38ff11dce6d6b8828 

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/11/981130045828.htm    

• Rain water Collection      

Herbs

• http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html    

• Another excellent farm and gardening site     

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