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Planning a garden? Here's a step by step guide to start off on the right foot

Planting a garden is "a way to connect to something immediate here and now and watch it grow," says Dr. Rupa Marya, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco's medical school. She is also an avid gardener. "It's got a lot of great health benefits. People are outside. They're getting sun on their skin, generating vitamin D." Think about how exciting it would be to eat a salad made of lettuce you grew! Here are five expert tips to help you break ground on a garden.