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My blog features articles written on topics such as vegetable gardening, seed starting, gardening tips, cooking tips and so much more. I enjoy teaching what I have learned in my many years of gardening.
5 Veggies that Grow Better in a Fall Garden
When people typically think of fall in a zone 5 garden, they usually think of the end of the gardening season. The...
What is a Ground Cherry?
So much confusion exists with this delicious fruit, that I had trouble identifying the correct species of each fruit...
Flower of the Day – Toothache Plant
Each year I aim to grow something new, be it vegetable, fruit or flower. This year, I grew the toothache plant. Also...
5 Steps to Your Best Salad Harvest
There's nothing easier and more fun than growing your own salad mix! Grow salads outside your back door, in a...
Recipe for Classic Violet Syrup
Sweet violets (Viola odorata) are a lovely, low-lying purple flower that blooms in the spring. Found in shady to...
How to Remove Permanent Marker from Plant Tags
Over the years of vegetable gardening, I used thousands of plastic plant markers to label my seedlings. Occasionally I...
How to Grow Strawberries from Seed
Ever since I was little, I have loved strawberries. I remember going strawberry picking as a child, filling up on...
How to Create a Simple Beginner Cut Flower Garden
Guest Post: This is a guest post from Kristen. Kristen is a former farm kid turned urban gardener...
Top 10 Perennial Herbs for your Veggie Garden
You can plant a perennial herb garden once and it will produce for years to come. Many of these herbs will be the...
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[Video] Two Ways to Harvest Pea Shoot Microgreens
Do you grow pea shoots for microgreens? I've been growing them for years and they're one of the easiest vegetables to...
How to Plant Ginger and Turmeric in a Pot
I love the taste of fresh ginger! There's nothing like it. I regularly purchase it from either the health food store...
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[Video]: How to Extend the Life of your Amaryllis Flowers
Have you planted your Amaryllis bulbs yet? Have they started to bloom? If you are not growing an Amaryllis during the...