Garden Inspirations
Seeds seeds seeds
Don’t forget to label your seeds. There’s nothing worse that having a tray of tomato seeds and you don’t know which variety you have growing.
questions to ask when planning your vegetable garden
Its January and its time to start planning the spring and summer vegetable gardens. For the seasoned gardener this can start with the seed catalogs that are arriving in the mail. Looking at new varieties and old favorites, dreaming of spending time in a…
How to care For tomatoes
Now that you have your tomatoes planted how do you care for them. Cage, stake, trellis, or allow to grow freely. Most home gardeners will buy tomato cages. I like them for one or 2 plants but they can be expensive. The smaller 3…
Tomatoes -determinate vs INDETERMINATE
Detetminate or indeterminate. Many new gardeners have wondered the difference between the two. Which is better? That depends! Determinate tomatoes grow to a specific size and ripen all at the same time. Usually within a 2 week period. The plants grow to a uniform…
COMPANION planting
Companion planting. What is that? Its putting compatible plants together in a bed for each others benefit. Ever hear of the 3 sisters garden? This is a classic companion planting model. It is commonly known within the native American culture. The 3 sisters garden…
From row gardens to raised bed gardens
For 26 years I gardened in a community garden. I started when I was pregnant with my first child wanting to know where our vegetables were grown and how they were grown. Not having a gardening background I started reading and researching anything and…
The Dirt on Raised Beds
What do you fill yours raised beds with? Dirt right? Sounds like an easy question. Well not necessarily. It depends on the dirt. To grow a healthy garden you need healthy soil. Can you just use dirt lying around in your yard? Yes! Using…
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