by Julia Dimakos | Dec 28, 2020 | Gardening Tips, Vegetable Gardening, Video
It’s been years since I’ve purchased green onions. Green onions are technically onions plants, grown from seed in their first year. Planted in the early spring, the base of the onion swells and develops into an onion bulb. Since onions are biennials,...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 20, 2020 | Garden Updates, Video
In my latest YouTube video, I share a walk through my 7000 square foot vegetable garden at the end of the growing season. All the beds have been tidied up, plants trimmed and plant material removed. Some beds have been topped with compost, while others will be...
by Julia Dimakos | Nov 24, 2020 | Gardening Tips, Garden Updates, Video
Also known as “leaf mold”, leaf compost is the result of leaving your fallen leaves to decompose for a period of time. In the end, you are left with a beautiful black compost that is ready to be added to your vegetable garden. It’s free, 100% natural...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 12, 2019 | Video, Garden Updates, Gardening Tips, Vegetable Gardening
Do you grow pea shoots for microgreens? I’ve been growing them for years and they’re one of the easiest vegetables to grow indoors during the long, cold days of winter. Over the years, I’ve learned that there are two ways to harvest them. ...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 4, 2019 | Gardening Tips, Video
I love the taste of fresh ginger! There’s nothing like it. I regularly purchase it from either the health food store or grocery store and love adding it directly to tea, stir-fries, soups, seafood, ferments and more! However, have you tasted fresh picked ginger?...
by Julia Dimakos | Nov 30, 2019 | Gardening Tips, Flowers, Garden Updates, Video
Have you planted your Amaryllis bulbs yet? Have they started to bloom? If you are not growing an Amaryllis during the winter months as a houseplant, and would like to know how to get started or have planted one and would like to know what to do with it once it...