Archive for the ‘Good to Know’ Category

Smart-Add-Ons

Introducing Smart Add Ons

Smart Add Ons* are optional extensions to your Smart Gardener account for a small fee. They enhance your garden by adding new functionality, content and the ability...

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Multiple Selection

New Multiple Selection added to your Smart Garden Plan

You told us you wanted to be able to move multiple plants in your Smart Garden Plan all at once and now you can! Move any number of individual plants all at once...

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Smart News Wire

New CONNECT Area Added

CONNECT is about making meaningful connections with other Smart Gardener members, with our friends, and with others in the world interested in growing organic food,...

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Now… a bigger garden area up to 150′ x 150′

Many of you needed much bigger layout areas for your larger vegetable gardens. So now you can layout your garden within a 150′ x 150′ space! And there’s...

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Screenshot of some of the new containers and planters

More container and planters

We’ve added many new round, square, and rectangular planters in standard sizes to choose from for your garden.   Screenshot of some of the new containers...

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Add a New Variety

Add your own varieties

1. Select “Browse” under the PLAN menu. 2. In the Browse panel, you will see a new link underneath the Variety list. Browse to find the variety you think...

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Winter gardening planting

Starting the Winter Garden

One of the simplest ways to keep the garden producing at full volume is to make sure it is full of growing crops at all times. After you harvest the first of the...

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Three Favorite Tools

My Three Favorite Tools

When asked to describe my three favorite tools I initially thought about which tools couldn’t I do without, but that would depend on what I am doing. I have a...

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A Labor of Love

We just delivered 60 lbs of fava beans to the restaurant Barndiva in Healdsburg. Our empathy for farmers grows each season. It takes us hours to pick our favas...

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Where to Put the Vegetable Garden

If you are completely new to vegetable gardening, one of the first things you need to think about is where to put the garden. In a small garden you usually don’t have...

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