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Save Seeds From Your Garden Favorites

Seed saving gives you access to a never-ending supply of your favorite garden varieties. Learning how to harvest and save seeds from your heirloom varieties is the best way to…

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Prepare Your Fall Garden Now! A Guide To The Late Season

Summer is the main event for most gardeners. Here in Michigan, we know that the fall growing season can be just as rewarding. Sometimes even with less effort! It may…

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Here’s The Right Way To Water Your Garden

Learning new techniques in the garden can be difficult. You might feel overwhelmed with information at times, like a never-ending laundry list in your head. However, mastering a few foundational…

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Gardening From Scratch Pt. 2 – Let’s Get Planting!

Kaitlynn here! Time for a little garden update. Our project has made a lot of progress since last week's post. Michigan gave us some cooler weather recently, but without the…

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These In-Ground Gardening Methods Will Transform Your Soil

Last week we covered the beauty of raised bed garden. Raised beds have had their time in the spotlight recently, mainly because of their Instagramability. However, nothing beats the natural…

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Winter Sowing Tips For The Impatient Gardener

I don’t know about you, but we are getting antsy here in Michigan, waiting to get our hands in the thawed soil outside! We have a fresh blanket of snow,…

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Seed Starting Indoors From Start To Finish

We have all been waiting for this moment, some of us much longer than others! Nonetheless, here at MIgardener, we are very excited to give you our finest seed starting…

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This 5 Year Garden Plan Will Make You Dream Of England

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener I always dream too big for what can be accomplished in a year. Sometimes in the imagination of a moment, I plan more projects…

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Flower Garden Detroit Abloom Is Open To All

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener  Call it Eden, Oz, or Willy Wonka's Factory for garden nerds, but wonder is the first word that comes to mind when you enter…

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Seed Saving From Start To Finish – MIgardener

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener  Before the dawn of seed stores, growing a garden was a practice passed down generation to generation. Year after year, the seed is saved…

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April Jones Fights Pinehurst Food Desert With #SeedToPlate

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener  In the United States, 2.3 million Americans live in what is known as a food desert. This means that 2.3 million Americans live more…

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Preventing Pest Damage In The Organic Garden

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener With the 4th of July just past us, I've been thinking a lot about all of the animals who are afraid of firework season.…

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New To MIgardener? Start Here!

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener It's been so exciting to hear from people all over the world who have recently discovered MIgardener in their search for top-notch gardening advice!…

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Planning Your Potager: Tips For The Perfect French Kitchen Garden

Written by - Kaitlynn from MIgardener A whole world of gardening inspiration can be found today, but few can match the wild grace of the french kitchen garden (potager). This…

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