All About Growing Food
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Growing Tasty and Fresh Food
This is a place to to find or share great tips for finding seeds, getting plants to grow better, composting, organic pest control, ways to cook from a garden and inspiration to get growing.
Some of us love to eat our own fruit. Think of it - never been canned, frozen, cooled, packed, transported. You have picked it right off the vine, stalk or whatever and can eat it yourself.
You know how organic it is or not - for real, you know which soil you have used, how much sunlight it has, and probably have a good idea of the variety. You know or are learning what conditions make it sweeter or more pungent.
Nothing quite seems quite as satisfactory as food you have grown yourself, it inspires pride and tastes good (usually).
This group is for you. Share your experiences - be they success or failure. We can all learn to be better food growers. Perhaps one day there will be a Squidoo food growers market!
Contents
- Featured Food Growing Lenses
- Fruit | Strawberries
- Growing Vegetables | Growing Tomatoes | Upside down tomatoes
- Other Edible Plants
- Build Stuff For your plants
- Finding Seeds To Plant | Poll - Do you swap seeds?
- Dont forget the herbs and greens | Featured Herb and Spice Growing Lenses
- Fungi | Nuts And Edible Seeds
- Pest Control | Sustainable Gardening | Getting Good Soil
- Top Vegetable Seeds
- Featured Growing Techniques Lenses
- Tools
- Gardening At Scale
- Food growing websites - add yours here. | Featured Food Growers - our favourite lensmasters.
- General Group Discussion - talk about anything related here.
- Poll - Do you keep records on your patch? | Record keeping discussion
- Gardening Book Buying Guides
- Recipes
Vote on the top lenses in this group, and add your own!
If you have a lens or website on this subject, then you are welcome to join this group. Submissions are moderated on their relevance to the subject, and must be G-rated.
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How To Plant Vegetables Indoors
Learn how to plant vegetables indoors if you want more...1 point
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Sustainable Gardening Non-Profit changing the world one garden at a time.
The Food for Everyone Foundation is a Non-Profit o more...1 point
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How to make a propagator to start your seeds
A seed propagator can give seeds a really good str more...1 point
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Successful Vegetable Gardening
A successful vegetable garden requires some work a more...1 point
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Beth's Vegetable Garden
I have had a vegetable garden every year for as lo more...1 point
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Homemade Vegetable Soup
As a kid, I used to love my mother's homemade vege more...0 points
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Do you want to learn how to start a vegetable garden?
more...0 points
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Stuffed Mirlitons and More New Orleans Recipes
Is a Mirliton an instrument, a dance movement or v more...0 points
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Houseplants and Their Benefits
Do you love having houseplants in your home? If yo more...0 points
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HERBAL TEA RECIPES - make your own delicious herbal tea for keeping healthy and even to cure what ails you!
GREEN TEA and other herbal varieties have healthif more...0 points
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What Are Nightshade Plants?
The mere words "Nightshade Plant" bring more...0 points
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Favorite Wild Fruits
Ever since we were children, we have loved the fru more...0 points
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How To Trim Tomato Plants
This article should give a good idea on "how more...0 points
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Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter
The Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter has cau more...0 points
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How To Grow Your Own Chillies
Learn all about chilies, why they can be fiendishl more...0 points
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Build a row cover
Row covers are easy to build, basically you create more...0 points
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Cooking with Dandelions
Put that stubborn backyard weed to better use... o more...0 points
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROPONICS
Everyone knows that land is becoming less every da more...0 points
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Start a profitable Gardening business
Goal: To ;live off the land; and produce a great i more...0 points
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How To Grow Your Own Supply Of Broccoli Sprouts In 6 Days
I've enjoyed sprouts for many years. They weren't more...0 points
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How To Grow Fruit Trees At Home
There's nothing better than growing your own Fruit more...0 points
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How Often Should Tomato Plants Be Watered?
If your asking the question "How often should more...0 points
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Short Stories: Squirrels
Squirrels are a very special kind of creature. The more...0 points
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The Best Apple
Fruits are a healthy snack, a tasty addition to sa more...0 points
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Please Eat the Wild Flowers
For centuries, people have been eating wild flower more...0 points
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How to Grow Sunflowers
Love sunflowers? Me too! The sunflower is a fascin more...0 points
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Organic Slug Control for Your Garden
Slugs are ugly, worm like garden pests that thrive more...0 points
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GROWING ORGANIC TOMATOES
Most gardeners grow at least one variety of tomato more...0 points
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Growing Strawberries | Grow Strawberries | How to grow Strawberries
Summer wouldn't be complete without a bowl of fres more...0 points
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How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?
It's always tough to say how much sun tomato plant more...0 points
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Growing Garlic & Alliums
Two things made me interested in growing my own ga more...0 points
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Preserving your Vegetable crops
Everyone should be working to save your harvest, e more...0 points
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Growlights how to start plants indoors
Starting seedlings using Grow Lights in a protecte more...0 points
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How to make a propagator to start your seeds
A seed propagator can give seeds a really good strong more...0 points
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Dr. Jacob Mittleider
Jacob spent decades traveling around the world tea more...0 points
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Sustainable Gardening a la Rabbit Hill
When Robert Lawson wrote and illustrated Rabbit Hi more...0 points
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Sweet Banana Peppers
The Banana pepper is excellent for frying, stuffin more...0 points
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Stalking the Wild Greens
All of our Mamas told us to eat our greens. They k more...0 points
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GROW MOREL MUSHROOMS
Growing morel mushrooms is possible but sometimes more...0 points
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Exactly How Nutritious Is Iceberg Lettuce
A century ago Iceberg lettuce was the leading lett more...0 points
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FALSE MOREL MUSHROOMS
When talking about poisonous mushrooms, it is norm more...0 points
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Heirloom seeds
I just started getting into Heirloom Seeds, this year more...0 points
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Natural, Organic Soil Improvement
Its Springtime! Time to get the Garden started. Th more...0 points
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Tomato Plant Care and Feeding
There are a lot of questions to answer about how t more...0 points
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Planting Grape Vines - How to Plant Grape Vines Correctly
It's all about giving the best possible foundation more...0 points
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How To Grow Tomatoes | Tomato Growing Tips
Read this page if you would like some step-by-step more...0 points
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Growing Grapes - How to Grow Large & Juicy Grapes Year After Year
Getting highly productive grape vines that produce more...0 points
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Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a proposal to build high rise more...0 points
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The Upside Down Tomato Garden
I love garden grown tomatoes. My time for gardenin more...0 points
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Soil Compost Bin Gardening Must Knows
Why Should You Create Soil Compost When Gardening Using more...0 points
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The Many Uses for the Sunflower Plant
Sunflower seeds are used today as bird food, a nut more...0 points
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As Seen On TV: The Topsy Turvy Hanging Tomato Planter
Summertime means fresh tomatoes... particularly th more...0 points
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All about Mangos
Because mangos are my favorite, and now I'm on a m more...0 points
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CREATE ORGANIC SOIL, IMPROVE SOIL QUALITY.
An incredible diversity of organisms live in soil, more...0 points
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Growing garlic
This magic little root/bulb adds flavor to over 70% more...0 points
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Tiny Tomatoes
Tiny tomatoes are delicious and easy to grow in th more...0 points
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Growing Strawberries In Containers - Strawberry Planters
Growing Strawberries In Containers. A strawberry i more...0 points
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Chicken Coop Designs - Chicken Coop Plans
Chickens are one of the easiest forms of livestock more...0 points
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Grow Your Own Thyme
There are many advantages to growing your own Thyme.
more...0 points
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5 Facts you should know about the Worlds Best Compost
So you may have heard a lot of news and hype about more...0 points
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HOWTO: Self watering plant pot experiment
A year or so ago, I realised that I could not alwa more...0 points
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GO GREEN-COMPOST
It doesn't matter if you live in an apartment or a more...0 points
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Square Foot Gardening
Square Foot Gardening is a simplified method of ga more...0 points
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Deer, Gophers, Squirrels, Crows, Rabbits Or Other Wildlife In The Garden?
It happens. Creatures and critters of all shapes a more...0 points
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How to Grow a Grape Vine - How You Can Grow Delicious Grapes Every Year
Getting large and juicy grape berries is very diff more...0 points
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CREDIT CRUNCH GARDENING TIPS
As the recession bites deeper and we head towards more...0 points
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Can I Grow Cherry Tomatoes In A Container
I often hear the question "Can I grow cherry more...0 points
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How To Freeze Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a large leafed plant with edible stalks more...0 points
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How to Grow Grapes From Seeds - Are Seeds The Right Choice For Growing Grapes?
So you want to know how to grow grapes from seeds more...0 points
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Micro Water Irrigation System
For many people growing tomatoes, the biggest prob more...0 points
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The Best Garden Tiller - Choose America's Favorite
Garden tillers can make anyone a great gardener. I more...0 points
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How To Grow and Use Herbs
Herbs are one of my favorite things to grow. Varie more...0 points
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Growing tomatoes (and other stuff)
There is little as satisfying as eating food you h more...0 points
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Growing Tomato Plants | Grow Tomato | Garden Tomatoes
Growing tomatoes is especially rewarding, since th more...0 points
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Worlds Best Compost - What is it and How can I make it?
Are you looking for a recipe to make the Worlds Best more...0 points
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Dad Said No Allowance So I Started My Own Business
"They're selling middle school yearbooks for $17. more...0 points
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Home Herb Garden | Herb Garden Information
Image your own mini herb garden, filled with fresh more...0 points
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6 Secrets about the Worlds Best Compost
If you not already using the worlds best compost r more...0 points
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Arctic Beauty Kiwis
The Arctic Beauty Kiwi is a native of Russia. The more...0 points
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How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes
Are you tired of going to the supermarket and not more...0 points
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White Alpine Strawberries
In the spring of 2008, I planted white alpine stra more...0 points
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Organic Food Plant Pest and Parasite control
Pest control can be interesting in a totally organ more...0 points
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Organic Vegetable Gardening
With food and gas prices steadily increasing, inco more...0 points
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Saving Native and Other Plant Seeds
Saving seeds from your favorite plants is an easy more...0 points
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I Love Winter Gardening!
This Lens provides you with information and resources more...0 points
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Square Foot Gardening
There is nothing better than picking a red ripe tomato more...0 points
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3-Step Recession Gardening
During both World Wars, Americans opted to support more...0 points
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Grow Grapes for Wine - How to Grow Delicious Grapes for Wine Making
The procedure to grow grapes for wine are a bit di more...0 points
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Planning your garden
Many people arrive at the end of the gardening sea more...0 points
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Tomato Disease Identification
Tomato disease identification is not especially ea more...0 points
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How sustainable is your landscape?
"Sustainability, Green Living, growing your o more...0 points
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Gardening For the Planet
Local gardens are a perfect solution to solving ma more...0 points
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The grafted grapevine Nursery
For any home grower or vineyard owner; the only pl more...0 points
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How To Find Discount Gardening Supplies
Gardeners follow their passion, and gardening is a more...0 points
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#1 Organic Garden Tip Guarantees Gardening Success
My top organic garden tip will clearly determine y more...0 points
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A Beginner's Manual To Organic Food Gardening
"Here's The Ultimate, 'Take-You-By-The-Hand' more...0 points
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Windowsill Herb Garden
If what's keeping you from having your own herb ga more...0 points
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Container Herb Gardening
Herb gardening doesn't require a great deal of spa more...0 points
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How To Create A Decorative Vegetable Garden
Growing your own vegetables is a great way to supp more...0 points
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Guerrilla gardening
Guerrilla Gardening is a form of direct nonviolent more...0 points
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All about growing food Headquarters
Are you growing fruit, vegetables or herbs that you more...0 points
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Pot Your Plants
Do you live in an apartment or condo? Do you want more...0 points
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Indoor Gardening With AeroGrow
AeroGrow indoor gardens make having fresh herbs an more...0 points
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The Squidoo Gardening Plexography
Spring will be arriving soon. If you're like me, y more...0 points
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All Natural Beekeeping
With the growing attraction of organic honey, many more...0 points
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Pest Control with Fipronil
This lens will teach you all you need to know abou more...0 points
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Square Foot Gardening
Square Foot Gardening is a simplified method of ga more...0 points
Featured Food Growing Lenses
Fruit
Strawberries
Growing Vegetables
Growing Tomatoes
Upside down tomatoes
Other Edible Plants
Build Stuff For your plants
Finding Seeds To Plant
Do you swap seeds?
Seeds are the lifeblood of a food grower. You may keep the seeds from your last crop, grab them from supermarket veg, buy them in a DIY/garden store or even get them given to you for free.
Have you ever considered seed swapping? Where you have some veg/herbs, a friend or neighbour has some others, swapping seeds means you get more variety and choice for less.
This weeks poll - have you swapped seeds, or will you consider it?
Anything else to say on swapping seeds?
Perhaps you have more to say on the subject. What are your seed swapping experiences? If you have a lens or site on seed swapping, drop us a line!
Basic HTML is allowed - include hrefs.
Note - the main group discussion board is below - this is for discussion of this weeks poll only.
Dont forget the herbs and greens
Do not forget that humble mint is a superb condiment, especially minced with vinegar. I also love pea tops, they make a great soup.
Do you have other stuff you grow that you eat?
Also - recipes from your own garden make for good lenses to add to this group!
Featured Herb and Spice Growing Lenses
Nuts And Edible Seeds
Fungi
Pest Control
Sustainable Gardening
How are you able to keep gardening during the difficult financial times?
Getting Good Soil
Top Vegetable Seeds
Buy some seeds for your favourite vegetables - and get yourself a gardening patch started.
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PLUS PACK - 8000+ Seeds-Carrot Danvers Half Long-Veggie
Carrot - Danvers Half Long! Description: Very sweet more...0 points
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Straight Eight Cucumber 400 Seeds - Plus Pack Savings!
Straight Eight Cucumber Cucumis sativus 8 in. more...0 points
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Organic Mesclun Salad Mix 600 Seeds - Harvest Daily!
Unusual greens (Arugula, Osaka Purple Mustard Gree more...0 points
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Sugar Snap Peas 125+ Seeds -Super Sweet - Plus Pack
Representing a new generation of garden peas, Suga more...0 points
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Blue Lake Pole Bean - 100+ Seeds - PLUS PACK SAVINGS
Extra Early Pods are Stringless and Fiberless! White more...0 points
Featured Growing Techniques Lenses
Tools
Gardening At Scale
Food Growing Sites
If you have a food growing lens or site, add it to this list. If you see a favourite, then vote it up (and vote this page up on Digg to give your page a better chance).
Please keep it relevant. Entries are moderated to avoid spam.
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Home Garden Seeds.
All you want to know about home garden seeds. Gard more...1 point
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How To Plant Vegetables Indoors
Learn how to plant vegetables indoors if you want more...1 point
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Gardening - Growing Food - ThriftyFun
Growing Food in the Fall and Winter. I would like more...0 points
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Growing Food (LiFE series)
Developed by educators at Teachers College, Columb more...0 points
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How to Grow Your Own Food - wikiHow
But growing one's own food could mean increased se more...0 points
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Growing Food and Urban Agriculture
In our society growing food yourself has become th more...0 points
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Worms on the loose!
When composting with worms, sometimes they climb a more...0 points
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http://www.squarefootgardening.com/
How would you like a garden filled with beautiful more...0 points
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Houston Pest Control
Getting rid of little pesky pests to control a gar more...0 points
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Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a proposal to build high rise more...0 points
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Growing Grapes|My Grape Vine
How to get serious success when growing grapes.0 points
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How to Grow a Grapefruit Tree From Your Breakfast Grapefruit | eHow.com
How to Grow a Grapefruit Tree From Your Breakfast more...0 points
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How to Grow Garlic a Tasty Herbal Medicine | eHow.com
How to Grow Garlic a Tasty Herbal Medicine. Grow g more...0 points
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Organic Food Gardening Beginners Manual
87 Page Step-by-step Gardening Manual For Beginner more...0 points
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Self-Sufficient-Life.com
Keeping And Raising Chickens And Poultry. Build A more...0 points
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Produce 5-10 Times More Food While Using 1/2 The Water!
Help Us Feed Millions Of People! World-renowned Mi more...0 points
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Organic Vegetable Gardening.
Organic Vegetable Gardening Ebook. Even A Novice C more...0 points
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The Virgin Gardener: How to grow chillies - Times Online
I am one of those rather babyish people who prefers more...0 points
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Organic Food Gardening
Learn to grow your own organic food, build your so more...0 points
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How To Grow and Use Herbs
Herbs are one of my favorite things to grow. Varie more...0 points
Featured Food Growers
Group Discussion
What are you growing at the moment? Do you have a food question for the group - a few growing pains perhaps?
If you love this group - please vote for it at the Isle of Squid
ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...
You have an awesome collection of gardening lenses.
5*, favored and lensrolled to The Squidoo Garden Plexography
bethd821 wrote...
Great lens about growing food. I love to garden. 5* fav, blessed by a SquidAngel
ClassyGals wrote...
Hi Danny! Great lens on growing food. Thanks for featuring my how to grow vegetables indoors lens. Five stars and favored.
ClassyGals wrote...
Hi Danny! Great lens on growing food. Thanks for featuring my how to grow vegetables indoors lens. Five stars and favored.
Indoor_Jungle wrote...
I am growing sage and herbs (indoors, of course!). Also, my mom has what seems like 1,000,000 house plants.
Do you keep records on your patch?
All of us grow things in our own unique kind of way. Indoors, outdoors, containers, raised beds, watering regimes (or gadgets) and so on.
If you are anything like me, you probably have experiments, and control plants so you can figure out what things work better. So my question is do you keep records on your plants?
Gardening Book Buying Guides
Recipes
Want to join this growing food group? Post your lens below.
Lenses must be on topic to be approved. They should be something along these lines:
Growing Vegetables/food
Vegetable/Food seeds
Garden implements
Pest control tips
Organic tips
Other related topics are fine - but I will reject those too far from the topic.
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