Dealing with Pumpkin Pests
Pests on your pumpkins, left unchecked, can damage and destroy your developing plants. Keeping a close watch on your plants during regular daily inspections will help you spot any pests …
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Storing and Preserving Your Pumpkins
If your pumpkin patch is particularly prolific, you’re going to need a pumpkin preservation plan. Good thing they’re easy to store and preserve!
Freezing Pumpkins
The most convenient way to …
Pumpkin Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions and Bacon
When the pumpkins are ripe, and the harvest is abundant, my favorite dish to make over and over again is Pumpkin Grilled Cheese. That's right! You thought I was going …
The Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seeds
I don’t know about you, but as a beginner, not very serious gardener, I used to go to the store, look at the seeds, and just pick the vegetables and …
The Three Sisters of Companion Planting
Where would wine be without cheese, or peanut butter without jelly? Simon without Garfunkel? And let's not forget our special guests today, the "Three Sisters" otherwise known as corn, beans, …
Gifts for Garden Lovers You Can Buy
When the holiday season rolls around, I always have a wish-list of new gardening tools or gadgets. This year I'm vying for this Barebones Hori Hori knife and perhaps another …
Types of Winter Squash
If you ask someone to name familiar types of squash, they’ll probably say acorn, butternut, and spaghetti. Butternut squash is the most popular squash crop in the United States. But …
When and How to Use Compost in the Spring
The great thing about compost is that... wait. Forget that. Everything is great about compost. It's a great way to reduce the amount of garbage that goes to the landfill. …
What to Do with Pumpkins After the Harvest
You’ve grown pumpkins. You started them as seeds, watched them sprout, watched the vines spread and flower. And now you have pumpkins ready for harvest. Just one problem. You have …
How to Plan a Kid’s Vegetable Garden
There’s really not much that’s cooler than a kid’s vegetable garden. It combines all things fun and neat in the world, and you get to experience gardening through their eyes. …
