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Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
Coriander or cilantro is one of my favorite herbs to cultivate and cook with--see how easy it is to sow this annual seed so you can harvest it all summer.
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Carrots to Covet
These varieties are easy to grow and guaranteed not to let you down at harvest time
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Straw Bale Gardening (Part I)
Having read Straw Bale Gardens, by Joel Karsten, I was ready to try growing in my first straw bale.
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How to Grow the Ultimate Salad Bowl
Gardeners may wonder if the vegetable on the seed packet or photo in the catalog lives up to its lofty description. Hudson Valley Seed Library’s Ultimate Salad bowl doesn't disappoint.
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The Best Heirloom Vegetables
2 commentsSure-to-please varieties that should be growing in your kitchen garden
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Summer Reading
1 commentWhen we gardeners are worn out from digging, planting, weeding, harvesting, etc. or it is too dang hot to be out there in the afternoon sun, it is nice to relax with a cold iced tea or lemonade and read a book. There is nothing like a good book awaiting us at the end of the day. Here are two of the books that I have just read or am in the midst of reading right now.
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Protecting Your Tomatoes From Mockingbirds
1 commentThis setup, utilizing water, movement, reflective lights, sound, and rubber creatures; will hopefully keep mockingbirds from destroying my garden's tomatoes.
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New Gardening Handbook for Rocky Mountain Gardeners
If you’re new to gardening in the Rocky Mountain region—or you’ve been here a while and still haven’t gotten the hang of it—the "Rocky Mountain Gardener’s Handbook" will help you dig in for a more fruitful experience.
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How to Transplant
It is the time of year when gardeners are busy transplanting seedlings which they have grown, or plants that have been purchased from a nursery or garden center. Follow these simple ABCs of transplanting for success.
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How to Grow Micro Greens
4 commentsMicro Greens are one of the easiest short-season crops I’ve ever grown. Plant these little gems in early spring, late summer, or early fall for home-grown greens that are ready to harvest in about 25 days.
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Grafted Tomato Trials Set to Begin
3 commentsThis year’s gardening trials for Harris Seeds includes a side-by-side comparison of three varieties of grafted heirloom tomatoes versus non-grafted varieties.
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Book Review - Straw Bale Gardens
Joel Karsten's book on this breakthrough method of gardening is well written, informative, and beautifully illustrated.
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Edible Flowers for Mothers' Day
Tomorrow we celebrate our mothers. Besides expressing our gratitude and giving them flowers, why not feed them some of the delightful, colorful and tasty blossoms that are in bloom in our gardens right now?
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Grow More Food in Small Spaces
Why is it the best ideas for solving gardening problems come from creative gardeners? That’s because gardeners, like Margaret Park, are always searching for ways to overcome obstacles, including how to garden in the smallest of spaces.
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Spring Pleasures
2 commentsSpring has sprung and there are many chores for the gardener. However, I find that there are as many delights, if not more, that outweigh the work. See some of the plants sprouting in my garden, and what I am transplanting.
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Plant Pink Heirloom Tomatoes
One of my favorite things about heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables is discovering the amazing array of color variation. And heirloom tomatoes have beautiful hues in spades.
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5 Tips for Transplanting Vegetable Seedlings
2 commentsSuccessfully transplant your seedlings into the garden bed with five simple steps.
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A Gardener's Guide to Pesticide-Free Produce
2 commentsThe Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released its new list of the top 12 commercially-grown fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues. That’s the bad news. The good news is you can grow many of the “Dirty Dozen” organically on your own.
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Dwarf Citrus Trees for the Small Garden
1 commentIf you haven't done any citrus gardening yet (but would like to), consider foregoing the giant standards and planting their dwarf cousins instead.
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