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Grow Your Garden the Easy Way — By Planting Seeds!

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Top 10 easiest plants to grow from seed

beans
cucumbers
lettuce
peas
pumpkins
radishes
squash

cosmos
sunflowers
zinnias

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Why Start From Seed?

1. You'll save money. A single packet of seeds will give you dozens of plants — which translates to armloads of flowers and vegetables.

2. You'll have more varieties to choose from. There are thousands of varieties available as seeds, while just a few are sold as transplants.

3. You control how they're grown. Plants at garden centers may have been sprayed with pesticides that you don't want around yourself or your children.

4. It's easy and fun. Planting a seed and watching it grow is one of the most rewarding pastimes.

Grow Your Garden the Easy Way

Preparing A New Garden Plot

Eliminating weeds and getting the soil ready for your flowers and vegetables are important first steps in growing a successful garden. Time spent in preparation reduces the time you'll have to spend maintaining and weeding your garden over the course of the growing season. Read more »

Making a Raised-Bed Garden

Raised beds are popular because they are relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. Since the soil can drain sooner and warm up faster in spring, they enable you to plant earlier in the season. You can make a garden of permanent or temporary raised beds. Read more »

Growing Vegetables in Containers

If you don't have room for a garden, or only want to grow a few vegetables, planting in containers is the best way to go. Almost any vegetable can grow in a container and with a little care can produce abundantly. Read more »

Growing Salad Greens in Window Boxes

Don't let a lack of garden space keep you from growing and enjoying fresh veggies! With this plan, you can start harvesting fresh, flavorful, nutritious salad ingredients in about a month. Read more »

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