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Learn how to build a raised garden bed with our step-by-step guide, including all the supplies you'll need. This DIY project is easy to do.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Find out how to improve drainage in soil so that you can grow your garden plants. Or, if you can't, learn how to fix the soil that doesn't drain so that you can still enjoy colorful flowers.| Better Homes & Gardens
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If you’ve got acidic soil, garden lime can help your plants thrive. Follow our guide to learn how and when you should add garden lime to your soil.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Knowing how to mulch correctly, and how much mulch to use, can help keep your grass, flowers, and trees healthy.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Learning when and why to use these soil amendments will improve your gardening results and save you money.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Depending on what you have in your yard or planting beds, getting well-drained soil can take some work. Find out how to get well-drained soil.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Check your soil's acidity or alkalinity with an inexpensive kit, then use this info to decide which additives you need to grow healthier plants.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Learn how to get the pH just right to always grow gorgeous blue hydrangea blooms.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Turn sand, clay, or barren ground into rich, organic garden soil that will sustain plants for years with the right ingredients and these expert tips.| Better Homes & Gardens
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The most important components of plant fertilizer are the Big 3: nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. What do these macronutrients do?| Better Homes & Gardens
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Composting is a simple way to turn your kitchen and yard waste into food for your garden. But some of these items should never be in compost.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Making a DIY compost bin will benefit your garden and help out the environment. Follow our super-easy directions.| Better Homes & Gardens
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Learning how to compost is one of the best gardening techniques for feeding plants and improving soil.| Better Homes & Gardens