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The Real Dirt blog covers regional gardening issues from soil health to planting for pollinators; from fire resistant landscaping to attracting wildlife. Read all about it!

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Garlic growing in raised bed, Kim Schwind
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Dig In: Start a Fall Garden

September 18th, 2020
Do you associate vegetable gardening with the heat of summer, like fireworks on the Fourth of July or the drone of air conditioners on an August afternoon?
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Sheet mulching around existing plants, Eve Werner
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Find Some Dirt!

September 11th, 2020
Does growing a vegetable garden sound like something you'd like to do, but you don't feel confident or equipped to do it? Well, here's the deal: find some dirt, and then add plants. It's that simple.
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Garden guide 2nd edition, in loose-leaf binder, Laura Kling
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Master Gardeners Present Free Live Online Workshops

September 4th, 2020
The Master Gardeners are offering our Fall series of free workshops online via Zoom, beginning September 10. Like the in-person, hands-on workshops offered in the past, these six classes will be packed with useful and valuable gardening information.
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Grow it Yourself - Plan a Farm Garden Now, CA, 1942, USDA
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“Crisis Gardening” is Green Therapy

August 28th, 2020
You're absolutely filthy! This admonishment of misspent youthful summer afternoons should be considered a compliment for young and old alike in these stressful times, if the filth comes from the garden.
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