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• What Is a Seed?
• Types of Plants: Herbs, Vegetables, Flowers & Fruit
• Understanding Sunlight and Water
• Types of Garden Beds and Containers
• Your First Tools — What You Actually Need
• Growing the Natural Way
• Planning Your First Garden
• Past the Basics — The Road From Here

• What Is Soil, Really?
• Building Great Soil — Compost & Natural Amendments
• Understanding Nutrients — What Plants Need
• Introduction to Hydroponics — Growing Without Soil
• Aquaponics — Fish and Plants Working Together
• The Green Thumb Myth — It's About the Medium

• Reading Your Space — Sun, Shade & Microclimates
• Building Your Growing Space
• Vertical Growing — Trellises, Towers & Hanging Gardens
• Watering Systems — From Hand to Drip
• Composting — Building Soil From Scraps
• Designing Your Garden Layout

• Starting Seeds Indoors
• Direct Seeding & Transplanting
• Pruning & Thinning — Don't Be Afraid to Cut
• Companion Planting — Friends & Foes
• Succession Planting — Harvests All Season
• Crop Rotation — Why & How
• Natural Pest & Disease Management
• Caring for Your Growing Garden
• Troubleshooting — Why Is My Plant Doing That?

• When & How to Harvest
• Harvesting Different Plant Types
• Seed Saving — Closing the Loop
• Extending Your Season
• Post-Harvest Storage & Preservation

• The Environmental Impact of Growing Your Own
• Food Miles & Why Local Matters
• Growing for Your Community
• From Hobby to Purpose

Cover Crop

• White Clover
• Yellow Clover

Flower

• Alyssum
• Aster
• Black Eyed Susan
• Calendula
• Celosia
• Chrysanthemum
• Coneflower
• Coreopsis
• Cosmos
• Daisy
• Evening Primrose
• Forget-Me-Not
• Foxglove
• Hollyhocks
• Lavatera
• Linum
• Lupine
• Marigold
• Nasturtium
• Ornamental Grass
• Pansy
• Poppy
• Snapdragon
• Sunflower
• Sweet William
• Viola
• Zinnia

Fruit

• Cantaloupe
• Cherry Tomato
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Okra
• Pepper
• Squash
• Tomato
• Zucchini

Grain

• Amaranth
• Barley
• Buckwheat
• Corn
• Oats
• Wheat

Herb

• Anise
• Basil
• Borage
• Caraway
• Catnip
• Chamomile
• Chervil
• Chive
• Cilantro
• Cress
• Cumin
• Dill
• Echinacea
• Lavender
• Lemon Balm
• Lovage
• Marjoram
• Mint
• Mustard
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Red Clover
• Sage
• Savory
• Thyme
• Yarrow

Vegetable

• Artichoke
• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Bean
• Beet
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chicory
• Collards
• Endive
• Fennel
• Green Lettuce
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Leek
• Lettuce
• Pac Choi
• Parsnip
• Peas
• Radicchio
• Radish
• Red Lettuce
• Romaine
• Salad Greens
• Spinach
• Swiss Chard
• Turnip