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1% of Individuals are Advocate INFJ Personality Type

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How we choose to analyze ourselves can really change the trajectory of our futures. Understading that my organization has more to do with my personality type changes how I view it in my personal life. I always viewed it as a negative attribute considering it controls how productive I am in all parts of my life.

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Gardening not only is essential in our lives, it also teaches that sustainabitly is also enjoyable and rewarding. Having vegetables in the winter that you preserved from summer adds a great love for our family. we believe you are what you eat. This is my favorite gardening website that focuses on gardening for you elements.

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Gardening is about finding the right combination of sunlight, fertile soil, and water to make your plants thrive. It's also about fulfilling your passion, so select plants you love. Use the resources here as a starting point, and in no time you'll have a beautiful garden, no matter what level of gardening experience you have.

On this page:

1. GARDENING BASICS

2. GARDEN PESTS, PLANT DISEASES, & OTHER PROBLEMS

3. HOW TO GROW ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, SHRUBS, BULBS

4. HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES & HERBS

5. HOW TO GROW GORGEOUS FLOWERS

6. HOW TO GARDEN INDOORS

7. GARDEN-INSPIRED DIY PROJECTS

8. COMMON GARDENING TERMS

9. ONLINE COURSES

GARDENING BASICS

Beginning gardeners are often intimidated by the process of how to start a garden and care for it successfully-after all, there's a lot involved. From amending your soil with high-quality organic matter to pruning shrubs, you'll find answers and advice for essentail gardening tasks.

PESTS, DISEASES, & OTHER GARDEN PROBLEMS

Learn how to safely and naturally deal with common pests, diseases, and weeds that can wreak havoc on your garden.

See more: Garden Pests, Plant Diseases, & Other Garden Problems

HOW TO GROW ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, SHRUBS, BULBS

Learn how to grow different types of plants and their uses in the garden. Understand the differences between them and what growing conditions they do best in.

HOW TO GROW VEGETABLES & HERBS

Many beginning gardeners find the process of growing their own food rewarding, and not as difficult as they anticipated. Whether you're looking to start with just a few tomatoes or you're planning to create a full-fledged kitchen garden, doing your homework on how to plant, care for, and harvest your crops will be valuable.

See more: Vegetable Garden Ideas, Design, & What to Grow

HOW TO GROW GORGEOUS FLOWERS

Starting a flower garden doesn't have to be daunting-whether you choose to grow from seed or young plants. Plan your own flower garden, get suggestions for easy-to-grow flowers, and soon you'll have lovely flowers everywhere.

HOW TO GARDEN INDOORS

When winter arrives, your gardening doesn't have to stop. Try your hand at growing a few plants indoors and you'll find that it isn't too hard. Learn how to keep your houseplants happy with proper care and placement.

GARDEN-INSPIRED DIY PROJECTS

Looking for a fun project? Get how to info for using flowers, branches, and other items from your garden to create clothing, décor, and more.

COMMON GARDENING TERMS
Basic Types of Plants:

Annual: Plants that grow, flower, set seed, and die all in one growing season

Perennial: Plants that come back year after year; some are evergreen, some are deciduous

Shrub: Woody plants that have several main stems; some are evergreen, some are deciduous

Evergreen: Plants that do not go dormant and keep their leaves through winter

Deciduous: Plants that go dormant and drop their leaves in winter

Zone: There are 11 different growing zones in the U.S. and Canada based on the lowest average temperature each area receives during winter. Knowing what zone you are gardening in allows you to pick plants that will withstand the coldest expected temperature for your area. Read more: Zoning in on Hardiness.

Exposure: The amount of sun or shade a plant needs

Full sun: 6 or more hours of direct sunlight each day

Partial sun/shade: 4 to 6 hours of direct sunlight each day

Full shade: Less than 4 hours of direct sunlight each day

Dappled shade: A mixture of sun and shade, usually under an open tree; similar to partial shade

Habit: Refers to the general structure or shape of the mature plant

Climbing: Plants that climb fences, trellises, or structures (i.e., vines)

Clump forming: Plants that form clumps of foliage, often spreading to form more clumps

Mounded: Plants with a rounded shape, usually wider than tall

Spreading: Plants that are low-growing and spread along the ground, rooting at nodes along the stem

Trailing: Plants that trail along the ground or cascade out of containers, but do not root from the stem

Upright: Plants that are taller than wide, with generally straight sides

Height & spread: The estimated size of a mature plant

First or last frost date: The average date for your area for the first frost in fall or the last frost in spring

Native: A plant that has grown naturally over hundreds or thousands of years in a particular area. These plants are well adapted to their native growing conditions (soil, climate, water, etc.) and are beneficial to their local pollinators and wildlife.

Invasive: A non-native plant that becomes established in an area outside it's native region and spreads rapidly, to the point of disrupting the native environment and ecosystem.

For more common gardening terms, see this Dictionary of Gardening Terms from Proven Winners.

ONLINE COURSES FROM JOE LAMP'L

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How to Garden - Gardening Basics for Beginners - Garden Design

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Everything you need to know about how to start a garden, including information on soil, composting, mulch, irrigation, pests, diseases, flower and vegetable gardens, garden DIYs, and more. Advice for beginners and pros alike.

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Steve is our Pug that we got to spice up our lives! He's the best

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One trait that has always been a huge driving factor in my life is organizing. The better organized I am, the more successful I am.

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My boys have such an amazing football family. Their father has been absent for a bit now and he would be so proud of their true grit and love for the sport. I am so dang proud.