2015 Garden Tour Part 3
See 2015 Garden Tour Part 1 Here. See 2015 Garden Tour Part 2 Here. Elsewhere in the garden: Fruit! All new this year, I’m getting apples, nectarines, currants, grapes, and …
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2015 Garden Tour Part 2
See Garden Tour Part 1 Here. BOX 4: This is the busiest box in the garden. In addition to growing spinach under a mesh food cover, it has French green …
2015 Garden Tour Part 1
This is shaping up to be an odd year in the garden. Lots of strange things are emerging, and I’m excited to see where they go. It never ceases to …
Growing Mulberries
Awhile back I asked you Which Fruit Tree Should I Plant? I ended up putting in a mulberry bush, a black mulberry bush, to be exact. Here’s the first berry …
Keeping Leafminers Off Spinach With Mesh Food Covers
Leafminers are disgusting pests. They are fly maggots that burrow into the leaves and eat them from the inside out. It looks like this: As soon as I tried to …
Plants From The Grocery Store: Jerusalem Artichoke
This is my Jerusalem artichoke plant, otherwise known as the sunchoke. I love Jerusalem artichokes so I’m excited that the plant is doing so well. (And before you say anything, …
Reading Your Weeds In The Garden
Did you know that your weeds tell you a lot about your soil? Because certain weeds grow in certain conditions, when one appears, you can bet it’s there because of …
Get Free Tomato Plants From Tomato Laterals
I had no idea you could do this! Apparently, you can root tomato plants from a tomato laterals. What’s a tomato lateral? They are the little shoots on the tomato …
Make Your Own Mulch With A Wood Chipper
I recently discovered that there’s a variety of affordable wood chippers for the home garden. I was excited because I’ve wanted a wood chipper for ages. The idea of being …
10 Garden Projects For Kids You Can Start Now
Gardening is Good For Kids. Here’s 10 Garden Projects For Kids That You Can Start Now. Grow A Bean Teepee [Image Courtesy] Grow A Fairy Garden In A Container Or …
Three Seed Catalogs To Check Out
It’s time to plan this year’s garden. And right on schedule, the seed catalogs are appearing in the mail. Have you ever noticed how the majority of these catalogs have …