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A Wikimanual of Gardening

A Wikimanual of Gardening is an effort to create a coherent and wide-ranging guide to the practice of gardening. The text is intended for use by horticulture students, horticultural workers, and home gardeners.

The project scope aims at temperate-region gardens, spanning the USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8.

[edit] Garden Techniques

• Elements of a Garden Location
• Planning a garden
• Laying Out a Garden Bed
• Raised Beds
• Putting a Garden Plan into Action
• Permaculture
• Container Gardening
• Biodynamic agriculture

[edit] Soils, Composting, and Mulches

The importance of knowing about your soil type and what will grow best in it as well as how to make changes to it and improve it.

[edit] Propagation methods, Seeds and sowing

• Sowing
• Planting Techniques

[edit] Garden Plants

• shrubs
• flowers
• fruits, vegetables, and herbs
• Trees
• Grasses

[edit] House Plants

• House plants

[edit] Weeds

Weeding Techniques, Weed Profiles, Weeding Tools, ...

[edit] Pests and Diseases

• The Importance of Studying Weeds
• Pest Control
• Pest Profiles

[edit] Tools

• Lawn Mowers
• Protective Clothing

[edit] Materials

[edit] Schedule of Activities

• Spring Cleanups
• Fall Cleanup

[edit] Contributors

Authors, Local MOS, Index, Requests...