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WEEDS & INVASIVE PLANTS
EXTREME CONDITIONS
OTHER GARDEN PROBLEMS
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL & NATURAL ENEMIES
REDUCING HARMFUL CHEMICALS IN THE GARDEN
BASICS
EARTH-FRIENDLY GARDENING: Why It Matters
SITE ANALYSIS: Getting To Know Your Garden
CLIMATE & MICROCLIMATES
CLIMATE CHANGE & YOUR GARDEN
FIRE-SMART LANDSCAPING
SOIL
COMPOST & OTHER SOIL AMENDMENTS
MULCH
IRRIGATION
CONSERVE WATER & ENERGY
REDUCE WASTE
GARDEN MYTHS BUSTED
PLANTS
HOW TO CHOOSE
EXTRA EASY FOR BROWN THUMBS
TREES & HOW TO CHOOSE
SHRUBS, PERENNIALS, GROUNDCOVERS, GRASSES & MORE
PLANTS FOR COMMON MARIN SETTINGS
CAL NATIVE PLANTS
DEER-RESISTANT PLANTS
PLANTS FOR BEES, BUTTERFLIES, HUMMINGBIRDS
SUCCULENTS & EXTRA LOW WATER PLANTS
LAWN & LAWN ALTERNATIVES
FERNS & SHADE PLANTS
HOUSEPLANTS
PLANTS TO AVOID
PLANT TERMS
CARE
MONTHLY CARE
PLANT CARE
FERTILIZING
PRUNING
PROPAGATING
PLANTING
TOOLS
GARDEN SANITATION
HEALTH & SAFETY IN THE GARDEN
EDIBLES
WHAT EDIBLE GARDENS NEED
BEST CHOICES FOR MARIN
PREPARING
PLANTING & SPACING
EDIBLES IN CONTAINERS
PLANTING CALENDAR
GROW & CARE SHEETS
TIPS & TECHNIQUES
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All about citrus
Artichokes: Edible flowers
Asparagus: spears for years
Basil: the fragrance of summer
Beets: How to grow and harvest
Blueberries: healthy, tasty, and pretty
Citrus: How to Grow it Juicy, Sweet and Delicious
Companion planting in the vegetable garden
Container edibles: growing a salad garden in a pot
Enjoy veggies from your garden all year long!
Fruit trees: benefits of thinning young fruit
Fruit trees: why we treat them in dormancy
Growing berries in Marin
Growing blueberries
Harvesting berries: how do I know they are ripe?
Harvesting summer crops for optimal taste and texture
Herbs: tough, attractive, practical
How to grow colorful, delicious beans
Kiwi, gooseberries and passion fruit offer shade and tasty rewards
Microgreens: tiny plants, big flavor
Persimmons: not so persnickety
Pomegranates: an ancient tree made for drought
Popular Tomato Varieties for Marin County
Roger's Red California Wild Grape
Sowing seeds for fun, flavor, and a successful harvest
Tomato FAQ
Tomato Plant Problems & How to Solve Them
Try your hand at growing mushrooms – no garden required!
Unusual edibles that love growing in Marin
What to plant and harvest in the winter garden
What to plant in the fall-winter veggie garden
Why prune fruit trees in the summer?