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Homepage and Garden Hero TV: community photos

Homepage hero and social preview image: RMA-Urban Roots St Paul-Ag in the city (20220928-RMA-CDP-0054) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Garden Hero TV page, building a garden: USS Cooperstown Sailors Volunteer in Freeport, Bahamas (9870061) by U.S. Navy C2F by Seaman Patricio Rangel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Garden Hero TV page, urban farm and city: RMA-Urban Roots St Paul-Ag in the city (20220928-RMA-CDP-0056) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Homepage Denver band and Garden Hero TV page, Denver garden: 2007 community garden DenverCO 787214962 by emerson12, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Homepage mission section, digging: 2016 People's Garden Planting (20160405-AMS-SLS-0273) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Homepage: topic tiles and blog cards

Growing guides tile: Lettuce Plugs by Apapac at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pests and disease tile: Squash Bug (16260390769) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Soil and compost tile: Leaf rake and leaves by David Goehring, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Harvest and preserving tile: Apples in basket 2018 G1 by George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Food bank and surplus tile: Vegetable box by Pbtaussie, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Garden news tile: National Garden Scheme Garden - Chelsea Flower Show 2024 - DSC01943 by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: campus gardens: BGSU Campus Community Garden by Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: fall garden by zone: CRC's (Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center) community Midgarden in Autumn 2021 by Matthew.kowal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: cover crops: Trifolium incarnatum, 2021-05-20, Beechview, 03 by Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: cabbage worms: Face of a cabbage worm on cauliflower (14578923595) by photochem_PA from State College, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: freezing vs canning: Mason jar family by Dvortygirl, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Blog card: garden hacks: The People's Garden (20221021-FPAC-LSC-0024) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Blog post photos

Photos in Rooted blog posts, grouped by post.

Beat first frost: raised beds, real dates, real pairings

2021-11-06 15 02 50 Tomato plants killed by frost along Old Dairy Court in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Frost leaves 1b by NeilK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Red leaves wih frost, Ehrenbach by Gerda Arendt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Field with frost on leaves, Ehrenbach by Gerda Arendt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

The garden feeding the food pantry is probably on a campus near you

BGSU Campus Community Garden by Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
BGSU community garden in summer by Mbrickn, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
University of Texas at Arlington March 2021 151 (The Community Garden at UT Arlington) by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

A flower show just became ground zero for the AI garden design fight

National Garden Scheme Garden - Chelsea Flower Show 2024 - DSC01943 by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Sanctuary Garden - Chelsea Flower Show 2024 - DSC02236 by Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Your compost pile probably has one of these problems

Compost bins at the Evergreen State College Organic Farm during mid June of 2019 by Matthew.kowal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Compost en coupe by Bernard Dejean, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Four compost bins by Hu Nhu, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Cover crops pay you back in spring

Trifolium incarnatum, 2021-05-20, Beechview, 03 by Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Red Clover Field (52017717786) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
USDA Urban Farm Cover Crop (20211215-FPAC-PJK-002) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Your zucchini glut needs a plan, not just a porch drop

Vegetable box by Pbtaussie, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
2016 Feds Feed Families - Kickoff (20160617-OSEC-LSC-0263) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
2016 Feds Feed Families - Kickoff (20160617-OSEC-LSC-0260) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Protecting fall brassicas from cabbage worms before they shred your kale

Face of a cabbage worm on cauliflower (14578923595) by photochem_PA from State College, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pieris brassicae (6) by Thomas Bresson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pieris brassicae - Large Cabbage White - 02 by Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Your fall garden to-do list, by zone

CRC's (Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center) community Midgarden in Autumn 2021 by Matthew.kowal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Lettuce after two weeks (7185256562) by Dwight Sipler from Stow, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
USDA and NASA plant seeds of agriculture careers for young people and plant sister lettuce that grows on International Space Station (20151005-OSEC-LSC-0060) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Your fall glut is somebody's fall harvest program

Fruits and Vegetables (20160330-FNS-LSC-0151) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
2015 Feds Feeds Families-Gleaning at MAGNET (Food) Warehouse (20150911-DM-LSC-3017) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
2015 Feds Feeds Families-Gleaning at MAGNET (Food) Warehouse (20150911-DM-LSC-2991) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
2015 Feds Feeds Families-Gleaning at MAGNET (Food) Warehouse (20150911-DM-LSC-2996) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Fall leaves are worth more than the curb

Leaf rake and leaves by David Goehring, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Autumn leaves in Vienna by Florian Prischl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Test your soil now, not next spring

Soil-test-ball by Own, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
HandsInSoil by M Tullottes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
The Bundled Benefits of Soil Health 32 by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lance Cheung/Photojournalist/USDA/Lance Cheung, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
The Bundled Benefits of Soil Health 31 by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Lance Cheung/Photojournalist/USDA/Lance Cheung, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

The fall transplant window: what to get in the ground this month

Lettuce Plugs by Apapac at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Broccoli Starr 070906-8900 by Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Brokkoli junger Bestand-Josef Schlaghecken by Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Free days and after-dark: the cheapest way into a garden this fall, and what the pros leave standing

Snow on Purple Coneflower, Beechview, 2015-01-26, 02 by Cbaile19, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Denver Botanic Gardens - DSC01022 by Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Denver Botanic Gardens-12 by Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Freezing, canning, or freeze drying, matched to your surplus

Mason jar family by Dvortygirl, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Weckpotten by Original uploader was Teunie at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Heating the Canning Jars (862679556) by Ryan Snyder, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

The garden hack trio everyone shares, and five extension offices debunk

The People's Garden (20221021-FPAC-LSC-0024) by USDAgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Eggshells (331496628) by Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Guscio d'uovo come un vaso by Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Gardyn's AI garden promises total success, reviewers found a subscription

Hydroponic farming, USA (9386) by Preston Keres/USDA/FPAC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Lettuce grown in three similar anthroponic systems by Vexotudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Coltura idroponica by Beatrice Rescazzi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Late-season tomato blight: clean it up now or fight it again next year

Tomato late blight fruits 1 (5816738076) by Scot Nelson from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pepper infected with tomato spotted wilt virus by Carlos Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus by Downtowngal, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

One membership, 400 gardens: how the AHS Garden Network works, and the 90-mile catch

Denver Botanic Gardens-7 by Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Brooklyn Botanic Garden New York May 2015 panorama 2 by King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Phipps Conservatory winter 2015 Broderie Room by Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Plant a Row for the Hungry has been running longer than you have

Harvest Donation (38381518156) by USCapitol from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Tomato flower (193581705) by Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Plant Heroes: the free K-5 garden lessons from the public gardens association

Peak to Peak Charter School educational garden with raised beds and shed, Lafayette, Colorado, USA - 2025 by Mikepascoe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Raised Flower Bed at Spier's by Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Cure your potatoes right and they will last the winter

Potato Harvest Rolling Hills Alberta by StevejLeBlanc, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
LipetskOblast Yagodnoe 10 by A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
The Fleece Hotel cellar 2 by Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Powdery mildew on squash and cucumbers: the fall cleanup that stops next year's outbreak

Kurbis-Cucurbita-Echter Mehltau-Golovinomyces-1-JS by Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Kurbis-Cucurbita-Echter Mehltau-Golovinomyces-3-JS by Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Kurbis-Cucurbita-Echter Mehltau-Golovinomyces-4-JS by Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus fruits and leaves by Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Your pears and apples are ready, here is where they go

Apples in basket 2018 G1 by George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pear DS by Augustus Binu : flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Pyrus pyrifolia fruit on tree PS 2z LR by PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

The public gardens quietly feeding their cities

Padre Plaza garden E137 jeh by Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Kaicycle Urban Farm Wellington 03 by L Maule, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
The Epicentre, Meanwood Urban Farm, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 5161198 by Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Part of Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 5161204 by Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Save seed from your best plants before frost takes them

After One Giant Sunflower Head Cleaned (9675332175) by cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Phaseolus vulgaris white beans, witte boon by Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Early Mohawk bean by Bicanski, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

What a fifteen-dollar soil test tells you that a bagged lawn program does not

After Mowing - Flickr - great sea by Salem Eames from Albany, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Soil material containing Sand, silt, clay by Soil Science, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Soil Survey09 (39041768842) by USDA NRCS Montana, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Squash bugs and vine borers: the fall cleanup that gets you ahead of next year

Squash Bug (16260390769) by Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Anasa tristis nymphs by Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Squash bug 2 by unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

Steal the botanic garden's October playbook

Time to plant the garlic (6270333555) by Dwight Sipler from Stow, MA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Fruhlingsallee Tulpenblute 2010 (1) by Harke, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
Tulipa sp 2011 by Letartean, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

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