There are quite a few types of vegetables that benefit from an early start. Seeds from tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, celery, cabbage, and artichoke can be started indoors (or in a greenhouse) several weeks before your last frost. This helps extend your growing season and gives you healthy, established plants to put …
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Ready to Plant? Vegetable Transplant Care 101
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
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Summer’s Bounty for Winter’s Table: Long-Term Storage Crops
Friday, August 31st, 2018
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While our great-grandmothers had root cellars to keep many crops from spoiling, many of us have access to an unheated garage, crawl space, or basement room that will do the job just as well. Storing Fall crops like squash, potatoes, apples, and onions will save you both time and money! …
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Preventing Garden Pests the Natural Way
Friday, August 17th, 2018
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There are few things more discouraging than spending countless hours planting and weeding a garden, only to have it decimated by harmful insects. We’ll discuss ways to get rid of pests in a minute, but first let’s go over the steps you can take to keep them out of your …
Planting A Fall Garden in Summer
Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
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One of the best ways to extend your harvest is by planting a second crop to harvest at the very end of the growing season. Many vegetables thrive in the cooler temperatures of early Fall and will perform even better than if they had been planted in the Spring. What are …
Grow Your Own Salad Mix: Lettuce and More!
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
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We’ve all purchased those handy bags of salad mix at the grocery store, with the usual blend of iceberg lettuce, carrot shreds, and red cabbage. There’s something to be said for convenience and time-saving, but what if you could step right outside your door and find a perfect blend of salad …
Tasty Blooms! Edible Flower Garden Tips and Recipes
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
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We’ve all seen the trending posts and photos of brightly colored blooms as garnishes, in salads and piled on top of cakes. It might seem like a new thing to do, but people have been eating flowers for over 2,000 years! If you look for edible flowers in specialty markets, …
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Plant an Herb Garden in 5 Easy Steps
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018
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There’s nothing like fresh herbs to add amazing flavor to your favorite dishes! Imagine how delightful it would be to have herbs growing right outside your door, so you can step out and snip off a few sprigs whenever you needed them. Choose a location close to the house. …
Bringing Back the Kitchen Garden – Companion Planting
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
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We’ve all seen and fallen in love with those pictures of old-fashioned kitchen gardens: vegetables and flowers and herbs all mixed together in a glorious mix of color and textures. It turns out that those early gardeners were on to something! Not only are these combinations of different plants a delight to …
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Growing Vegetables in Containers
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
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Container Gardening Not everyone has enough room on their property for a vegetable garden, and for some with limited mobility it may simply be too much work. For those who want to grow fresh produce without tearing up the yard or breaking a sweat, there’s container gardening! When most of …
How Many Plants Do I Really Need?
Thursday, March 29th, 2018
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How Many Plants Do I Really Need? When starting seeds for a vegetable garden, it’s easy to get swept away in our excitement and plant dozens of each variety. Two months later we’re staring at a sea of plants that need to be transplanted, and there’s not enough room in …
Buy seeds, Not Plants
Saturday, March 17th, 2018
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Buy Seeds, Not Plants Sometimes growing from seed is not just an option—it’s a necessity. The spectacle of a cilantro plant in a 4-inch pot with the …