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Seedling

Seedlings are very fragile, it’s the most vulnerable stage for all plants. Here is how to care for seedlings and protect them from weather and pests.

Slug eating a leaf

Deal with slugs and snails – naturally!

Treating diseases and pests
Seedlings sprouting in a tray indoors, likely basil

Sowing indoors, the best way to start seeds inside the house

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Seedling dying

Damping off – why do seedlings turn brown and die

Treating diseases and pests
Grow plants from scraps

30+ plants to grow from kitchen scraps – no need to go buy seeds!

Indoor plants
Rows of lettuce and radish sowed and planted in a spring vegetables patch.

Spring sowing and planting in the vegetable patch

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Green manure steps to prepare

Green manure, use cover plants to fertilize the next harvest!

Treating diseases and pests
Sowing in a nursery

Prepare seedlings in a nursery: how, when and why

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Direct sowing

Direct sowing, sowing plants directly in the ground

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Gardening with the moon

Gardening by the moon, why it works and planting tips

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Vegetable sowing in a tray according to calendar

Sowing and transplant calendar for the vegetable patch

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Transplaning cuttings and seedlings

Transplanting, how to transplant a seedling

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Covered sowing

Covered sowing, why and how to protect seedlings in spring

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