Spring Fertilizer Tips from Laura Laura walks us through the best ways to fertilize trees, shrubs, perennials in early spring. Always make sure you see some growth on your plants before you give it any fertilizer. When Gardening, always...
White, yellow, and bi-color sweet corn suggestions: The time has finally come for planting sweet corn and we would like to suggest a few of our top performing varieties. If you prefer white sweet corn, we highly recommend our Avalon...
Summertime is still a great time to plant certain seeds! Below we list some great options: June is already upon us and it’s almost summer but there is still plenty of time to sow a variety of vegetable seeds in...
Last year we installed raised beds in our small kitchen garden. We had access to free, HUGE beams and the ability to construct them (thanks, Dad!) so it seemed crazy not to add them. When they went in, we found...
By this time of year most gardeners have planned and re-planned (and, possibly re-re-planned) their vegetable gardens for the season. Every square foot has been designated for your vegetables of choice. However, if, like me, you find yourself with a...
Spring that is. Whether you accept global warming, or not, we are in the midst of a weird spring! Temperature highs in the 50's and 60's one day, then 80's and higher the next. A farmer friend shared that he...
Many people ask me about gardening in small city lots or town home lots. They always ask about compact varieties of this or that, which is good, but that’s just the beginning. Successful small-scale gardening relies on one thing –...
If you read gardening blogs (you’re reading this one, so that’s good!), you have probably seen posts about gardening in small spaces. My question to most of them is – are you for real? Yes, they are beautiful – but...
I have been trying to cut back on my tomato production. Last year I had 24 plants, this year only 12. I have discovered 6 is probably my magic number.Tomato #1 died early due to something eating it.Tomato #2-5 have...
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