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The Other Side of the Soil Test
1 commentGet a behind-the-scenes peek at a soil testing laboratory
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Sow Your Own Annual Herbs
4 commentsNow is the time to sow your own annual herbs. Often we need more than a few of some herbs like arugula, coriander, dill, etc. It is very easy to sow your own and you will have herbs ready for harvest or transplant in about 30 days!
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Snake Oil: The Making of Fish Pepper Hot Sauce
Fish peppers make a killer hot sauce and Baltimore's Woodberry Kitchen has perfected it in their own, prescription-strength hot sauce: Snake Oil. Get a behind-the-scene's process right here!
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Fish Peppers
Here is a plant that you will want to grow in your garden this year; this gardener's pick deserves a whole blog. I grew these chiles last summer--had four plants--the leaves are variegated and the chiles are somewhat striated and often striped so they are handsome plants, very ornamental. Not to mention, they are hot!
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All New Square Foot Gardening
Mel Bartholomew’s new book updates his square foot gardening techniques for the next generation of vegetable gardeners. His classic, best-selling book helps gardeners think inside the box with tips on vertical gardening, gardening with kids and an expanded section on pest control.
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Seeds to Try
1 commentEvery year, I grow plants that I have grown before which I really like--and each year I try new plants. Here are three plants which I grew last year that I will be sure to grow again this year!
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Special Seed for High-Altitude Gardening
2 commentsIf you've ever run into problems growing vegetables in your garden, imagine the challenges of gardening at 8,120 feet high. Special circumstances like these call for special high-altitude seed grown by hardy gardeners.
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How to Grow Your Own Potatoes
1 commentHarvest home grown potatoes easily and inexpensively.
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January
1 commentIt's the last day of January; tomorrow we begin February. Although we are full on into winter and we may not see it--life is burgeoning out there--here's what is going on in my garden.
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Herbs That Attract Pollinating Insects
5 commentsComplement your vegetable garden with pollinator-seducing herbs.
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Rain Barrels: Rainwater Irrigation
2 commentsI think rain barrels are one of the best irrigation systems ever.
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Harris Seeds Home Garden Catalog
2 commentsAt the beginning of last season, Harris Seeds invited garden writers to trial new vegetable varieties in their gardens in exchange for their candid feedback at the end of the season. The company used the positive evaluations to select some of the vegetable introductions for this year’s gardening catalog.
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Start the New Year with Books
With the cold weather and time by the woodstove, what better than to curl up with a good book? Here are a few from last year and a few from the new year... all worthwhile reads for me.
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New Book for Vertical Vegetable Gardening
2 commentsSmall-space vegetable gardeners will appreciate the new book from author and contributing editor Chris McLaughlin. "Vertical Vegetable Gardening" offers dozens of down-to-earth tips for growing up.
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How to Harden Off Seedlings
Give your baby plants a great head start by acclimating them to the great outdoors before transplanting them in their permanent garden bed.
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2013 Vegetable Seed Catalogs Warm Winter Days
2 commentsThe new crop of seed catalogs have started to fill the mailbox and the cover photos alone are enough to keep a gardener going through many snow-bound days.
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Catalog Review: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers more than 700 varieties of open-pollinated, heirloom, and traditional varieties of vegetables, herbs, flowers, grains and cover crops.
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Apple Cider Rules!
1 commentFall and winter is the time of year that we get to drink the local apple cider. Here are a few ways to enjoy this nutritious apple essence during the season.
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Tiny Tomatoes for Indoor Gardening
2 commentsIf you have a sunny southern window, you just might be able to enjoy fresh tomatoes through the winter. Tiny Tim is an heirloom variety that’s a perfect “pet tomato” for growing indoors this time of year.
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From Chiles to Sauce
4 commentsI've been making salsa for decades, however, I never have really made a concentrated sauce like Tabasco. When I brought in a huge bush of Tabasco peppers, I decided to try and make my own--with great results! Here's how you can do it and it is easy; there is nothing like homegrown & homemade!
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