40 days ago by rcohen

Today, I noticed how when my family is in the school year routine, we crave something new. When we’re not in our routine - or at the end of a holiday break - it seems we don’t know what to do with ourselves anymore. And then there are the times where you have a vacation planned, but the plan doesn’t ...

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44 days ago by Pauline

The late Fall/early Winter garden in our new southeastern home seems a world away from the one we left in Colorado. The banana tree in the background, though nipped by an evening of temperatures just below freezing, still stands regal-like at the corner. The lemon tree, on the other hand, weathered ...

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44 days ago by Tim B.

Great news, Tim’s Square Foot Garden in now on Facebook!! Find my Facebook Page here: http://www.facebook.com/timsquarefootgarden Like the page and stay connected with me to see what is new in the garden. Not much happening in the garden right now. Two inches of new snow fell on the garden 2 days ag ...

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51 days ago by Jill

CC flickr photo by mjmonty In the fall, after harvest, most gardeners are content to close up shop and consider the gardening season over with. Besides growing extra crops, which is possible in the fall (including many lettuces, cabbages, potatoes, and so forth), the fall also offers the conscientio ...

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58 days ago by Teck Lady

I went outside to walk around my backyard this morning and there in my raised beds, my kale was still growing and producing! Now, we have had day after day of temperatures in the low 20's, we have had sleet and snow. Everything was frozen! I looked at it one day after a heavy snow and it was all cru ...

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59 days ago by Earl J. Ferguson

Crown of Thorns is a tender annual with similar growing culture as seen in cucumbers, melons and squash. Gourds are warm-season crops which are grown for their ornamental and culinary purposes and are further classified as: The Cucurbita, The Lagenaria, The Utilitarian, The Ornamental and The Luffa. ...

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63 days ago by Tim B.

My fall garden was very successful this year. I just finished harvesting the last of the cabbage and brussels sprouts on December 6th and 7th. Temperatures here in Central Indiana were above normal for the month of November, which probably helped the fall garden produce more over a longer period. Th ...

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79 days ago by compost in my shoe

Open ground in November presents opportunities that will unlikely be met when looking around at the obvious spots. The big box stores ceased providing any vegetable and herb transplants in early October, leading me to believe that our buying habits are being dictated by people who see snow fall. Pra ...

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86 days ago by R

But this one needs some words. These are two garden beds... on the right I've planted garlic. The left one I plane to plant asparagus in the spring, and start the long wait for a producing asparagus patch.

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88 days ago by Pauline

I can tell that I'm going to be a big fan of Rainlilies (family: Amaryllidaceae), a popular bulb perennial of the Texas Gulf Coast. I purchased four about a month ago and sunk them into a pot. The leaf of one immediately withered. But now all four are standing erect in the pot, and one is blooming. ...

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