5 Surprising Vegetables of Winter and How to Grow Them
Can we talk about winter? Or more specifically, the vegetables of winter? Don’t get me wrong; I love summer vegetables. There’s nothing like a sun-ripened tomato in your salad or …
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Why Growing Hydroponic Produce is Beneficial for Home Chefs
I'm going to guess you might be a little surprised to find Disney World mentioned in the first sentence of a post about hydroponic produce. The theme park and entertainment …
Starting with the Right Soil for Your Brussels Sprout Plants
Healthy plants need healthy soil. Brussels sprouts are heavy feeders, and they like firm, nutritious, nitrogen-rich soil. …
Late-Season Crops for Planting Vegetables in the Fall
Usually by the time fall rolls around, we gardeners start thinking about cleaning up the soil, putting the tools away for the season, and daydreaming about buying seeds for next …
Easy Container Gardening for Beginners: How to Grow Your Own Salads
I know... "Salad" is not the first thing that comes to mind when many people think of delicious garden produce. My first memories of salad are tasteless iceberg lettuce and …
Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing
We all know how a salad can be a great dish. Whether it’s a light dinner, a side for lunch, or even a snack, a salad is always a good …
To Garden or Not?
It is mid-February here in Oregon. The racks of seeds have begun to sprout at the the feed store, the earth is beginning to warm, and songbirds are beginning to …
Soil Requirements for Growing Tomatoes
Having healthy tomato plants starts with having great soil in which to grow them, and there’s nothing like good old-fashioned compost to give your plants some of the organic materials …
Growing Parsley from Seeds or Seedlings
Parsley is a biennial plant—meaning that the plant will die after it blooms—but you can grow it year-round if you want to have plants indoors.
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Zephy, Creeferter, and Me
I once lived in an iris-blue Queen Anne house that was bordered with 20 pink, yellow, and white roses, but that was another lifetime. When my husband died, I took …
