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(cid:64)(cid:45)(cid:46)(cid:56)(cid:49)(cid:12)(cid:59)(cid:50)(cid:12)(cid:12) (cid:47)(cid:59)(cid:58)(cid:64)(cid:49)(cid:58)(cid:64)(cid:63) Get into Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Kitchen Gardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Plant Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Dig into Dirt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Starting From Seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Moving On Up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Cool Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Use It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Herb Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Pizza Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Sweet Smells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Herb Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 (cid:51)(cid:49)(cid:64)(cid:12)(cid:53)(cid:58)(cid:64)(cid:59)(cid:12)(cid:51)(cid:45)(cid:62)(cid:48)(cid:49)(cid:58)(cid:53)(cid:58)(cid:51) Grow a garden you can use! Start planning your kitchen garden. Plant herbs you can cook with. Grow plants that will make your kitchen smell good. It is easy to start. This book will give you simple tips. Explore the world of gardening. Get your hands dirty. Grow something great! (cid:32) (cid:55)(cid:53)(cid:64)(cid:47)(cid:52)(cid:49)(cid:58)(cid:12) (cid:51)(cid:45)(cid:62)(cid:48)(cid:49)(cid:58)(cid:63) A kitchen garden is a garden that you grow indoors. It has edible or sweet-smelling plants. 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(cid:64) Put them where the temperature stays about the same. Set a watering schedule. Check the soil (cid:64) Make sure the plants get sunlight. to see if your plants need water. Stick Put them near a window. a finger into the soil ½ inch (1.3 cm). If it is dry, the plant may need water. (cid:35) (cid:64)(cid:59)(cid:59)(cid:56)(cid:63) These are some of the important gardening tools you will be using for the projects in this book. containers & pots garden gloves hand trowel plants soil rocks watering can scissors (cid:36)