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Learn how to start seeds inside. These tips will help you have the most success possible while starting seeds indoors. Along with pictures of my own seed starting setup for inspiration, this information will help you gain confidence in growing your own plants from tiny little seeds. How to Start Seeds Inside (the right way!)…
Fall Garden Tips: How I Care for My Fall Garden Learn about some important fall garden tips. Don’t let fall gardening chores stress you out. This is how I take care of my garden in the fall, including organization, clean up, various chores, gardening, and even letting some things wait until spring. Fall Gardening: the…
Seed Saving: How to Save Kale Seeds Let’s talk about how to save kale seeds. It’s always exciting to know that there is always MORE I can learn about for gardening. This year, I’m learning about how to save seeds. Previously, I’ve always gotten all the seeds I need from True Leaf Market. This year…
Finding Joy in the Garden in Summer This is a tough topic for me: Let’s talk about finding joy in the garden in summer. Heat, pest invasions, mosquitoes, weeds….yeah, summer can be a bit stressful for gardeners. Here are some tips and thoughts about how to love your garden even in the worst conditions of…
This is a list of the best edible flowers for a vegetable garden. What does that mean? This list of edible flowers all have practical benefits for your vegetables and fruits, whether as companion plants, providing nutrients for the soil, acting as pest deterrents, and/or for attracting beneficial insects to your garden. I’ve also included…
Let’s talk about early spring gardening chores. There’s plenty of things you can do to prepare your garden for healthy plants! I have lived in cold, northern climates and warm, southern climates. And no matter where I live, I get the same gardening itch every time it is early spring. The weather teases me;…
Hi, my name is Cris, and I am ready to admit that I am having problems growing root vegetables… I think one of the hardest things to deal with as an avid gardener is continual failure in the garden (read my How to Recover from a Poor Gardening Season article if you need more encouragement)….
Finding Joy in the Garden in the Dead of Winter Let’s talk about ways for finding joy in the garden in winter. From a gardener’s perspective: what is your favorite season? If I had to number the seasons from my favorite to my least favorite seasons for gardening, it would be: #1: Spring!; #2…
How to Grow Cumin Let’s talk about how to grow cumin. In America, cumin is not grown in many home gardens, possibly because of two factors: (1) A belief that it cannot be grown outside tropical areas. (2) There is much uncertainty for many people about how to use cumin in the kitchen. However, cumin…
I love winter. It’s the best season for getting prepared for a new gardening season. I love to cuddle up by a fire, drink some tasty hot chocolate, drool over my favorite gardening catalogs, and plan my future garden. It’s a lovely, peaceful season for dreaming about possible future garden productivity. However, I do NOT…