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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.
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...
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[Video]: How to Plant an Amaryllis
We're deep into fall and winter is just around the corner. Many of you have long ago put your vegetable gardens to bed...
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Video: Fermented Eggs Taste Test [Plus Bonus Recipe]
I've been busy in the kitchen preserving the harvest and doing a lot of experimentation with food fermentation and...
Video Post: Fall Greenhouse Update
Summer is over, the kitchen garden is just about done for the year, but the greenhouse continues to push on. There...
Video Post: The Best Way to Harvest Lettuce for a Continuous Supply
How do you harvest lettuce in your vegetable garden or container garden? Do you wait for your lettuce plants to...
