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After a long winter, many of us are ready to get out into our yards tackle some small home improvement projects.  One popular project that many American homeowners will be taking on this spring is putting in a vegetable garden.  With many of us looking for ways to trim back our budgets and our waistlines, growing your own produce at home is gaining in popularity.  Not only can you grow an array of healthy, fresh foods at a fraction of the prices you'd pay at a grocery store, but you also have the peace of mind of knowing exactly where your food has come from.  In this article, we'll cover the ten basic steps to take to cultivate a productive vegetable garden in your yard this year. 1. Choose the best location.  For a vegetable garden, you should seek out a spot in your yard that receives at least 6-8 hours of sunlight per day and that has well drained soil. 2. Prepare the ground.  After you've cut away the sod and tilled up the soil, an important step before planting is to amend the soil with some organic matter like peat moss or .. more »

Cloning, or taking cuttings of, your favourite plants is the very best way to perpetuate their existence. It's also the best way to get them started for an indoor hydroponic garden.  For instance, I had a very successful Rosemary plant growing on my kitchen window-sill. However, it was in dirt and I really don't like dirt in the house. I took cuttings from it and ended up with three new healthy clones that I planted in a LECA (small, clay pellets) medium in my indoor hydroponic garden.With  an indoor hydroponic garden, you can keep it constantly fresh with new clones. You never need to be without a special herb, flower or vegetable you really like ever again. Here are a few lighting tips to get perfect clones for your indoor hydroponic garden.Unlike when you start seedlings, clones need light from day one after rooting. It's a good idea to start with lower and diffused light intensities from sources such as T-5 or T-8 fluorescent lighting. During the first few days, the cuttings will do best with just one or two 24 watt strips over the top of a standard 10" x 20" .. more »