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Tips for sowing seeds directly in your garden

We're back at Fresh City Farms, this time to get some direct sowing tips from the experts. Watch the video to get some pro direct seeding guidance, plus some recommendations for cool season crops to plant for quick results — spinach, anyone?

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All about the superbloom — a guide for gardeners

Superblooms are a beautiful display of desert botanicals, and right now, parts of California are experiencing this rare phenomenon. Lucky for us, one of gardenstead's collaborators lives in California—see the superbloom in all its glory in her short documentary video.

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The Frenchie Gardener - balcony growing

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How and when to transplant seedlings safely

In this step-by-step guide, Patrick, aka The Frenchie Gardener, shares his best tips for when, why and how to repot tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings. Plus, to stake or not to stake? It's all here.

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