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Onions in Your Garden

There is no doubt that onions add flavor to any dish it is used in. Whether it is soups, stews, salads or sandwiches, onions spice up the meal. Not only that, if you plant them in your garden the smell can repel certain pests that want to attack your garden veggies. I grow onions inContinue reading “Onions in Your Garden”

Grow Potatoes At Home

I find it disappointing when I go to the grocery store to buy a bag of potatoes and get them home only to find several of them are rotten. Somehow the rotten ones were not close to the area of the bag that you can see through and the smell was not obvious from theContinue reading “Grow Potatoes At Home”

Time to Plant Tomatoes!

One of the first vegetables I start for the season is tomatoes. My favorites are the large beefsteak tomatoes that are indeterminate. They grow to approximately seven feet long and produce tomatoes all Summer until the frost comes in the Fall. They die when the weather gets too cold. By then, have reaped a fewContinue reading “Time to Plant Tomatoes!”

Plant Once-Harvest for 10 Years+

Gardening is an enjoyable activity. However it can be time-consuming and sometimes labor intensive. That is why a couple of years ago I began researching perennial vegetables. At first it sounded like an oxymoron, but there are a few vegetables that are perennial in certain areas under the right growing conditions. In my research, IContinue reading “Plant Once-Harvest for 10 Years+”

It’s Spring! Are You Ready to Start Gardening?

The first day of Spring for 2023 was March 20th. Are you excited to get out into the yard and prep for new plant growth? Depending on where you are, you may be more than ready for Spring temperatures to show up. I am in planting Zone 6a. My last frost date this year isContinue reading “It’s Spring! Are You Ready to Start Gardening?”

Light for Your Indoor Seedlings

You may be wondering what type of lighting you should use to get your indoor seeds to germinate and grow. Placing newly planted seeds in a sunny window may not be enough to get them to germinate and grow. There are a few options. When I first started gardening, I chose a table top growContinue reading “Light for Your Indoor Seedlings”

All Soil is Not Created Equal

My last blog post shared information about how to start your garden. It encouraged you to assess your available growing space, decide how much you want to harvest, decide what type of garden you want, to check your growing zone and then make seed purchase decisions. Now that you have your seeds, it is timeContinue reading “All Soil is Not Created Equal”

How to Start Your Garden

It is now February. The weather is still cold in many areas and storms are a real concern. However, the first day of Spring is March 20, 2022 – just a month away! If you have decided to have a garden this year, it is time to make some decisions. AVAILABLE SPACE: How much spaceContinue reading “How to Start Your Garden”

Gardening in Michigan in February

This is a photo of my raised garden beds during the Winter in February, 2022. As you can see, everything is dormant and covered with snow now. There is about 5 inches of snow on the ground and the high temperature for today is forecast to be about 28 degrees farenheit. Burrrrrrr! These are newContinue reading “Gardening in Michigan in February”