You may have heard the buzz that is going around about the latest thing in tomatoes – grafted tomato plants. Why is this a good thing? Simple. Grafting your favorite tomato onto the right rootstock can result in a stronger, healthier, better yielding plant. One that may require the use of less pesticide. Good for [...]
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Grafted Tomatoes
February 28th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Food Gardening, Gardening News, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening
Tags: container gardening·food growing·grafted tomato·tomatoes·vegetable·vegetable garden·veggies
Start Seeds Indoors and Save Money
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Squash, seed starting
Nine important tips for starting veggie and flower seeds indoors including containers, planting media, light, warmth and water requirements, hardening-off, extending seasons, row covers & more.
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Grow Winter Squash for Storage
April 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cooking & Recipes, Food Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Squash
Like other food gardeners, I enjoy eating sun-warmed tomatoes picked ripe off the vine and crisp greens harvested in the cool of the evening, but yesterday as I was preparing my favorite roast veggie dish, I thought about the lowly winter squash. The name says it all, this is not a vegetable to be enjoyed [...]
Tags: butternut squash·chocolate·edible·garden·recipes·storage squash·vegetable·vegetable garden·veggies·Winter Squash
Neighborhood Food Growing
March 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Container gardening, Food Gardening, Fruit, Vegetable Gardening
Here’s a new twist on eating locally grown food. Friends, neighbors and others in the same geographical area are banding together to grow as much of their food supply as possible. It’s a great idea, especially now during our economic downturn. Share and Enjoy:
Tags: community agriculture·food growing·Fruit·fruit growing·garden·growing·local food·vegetable·vegetable garden·veggies
Vegetable and Fruit Growing in Containers
March 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Container gardening, Fruit, Peppers, Strawberries, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening, Winter Squash
This season try growing vegetables and fruit in containers on the deck or patio. You can have the benefits of ornamental plants and the pleasure of delicious produce. Floranova, a creative plant breeding company located in the UK, has developed a line of food plants for containers that have been selected for their beauty and [...]
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Grow Veggies in your Landscape
March 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Landscape Design, Vegetable Gardening
No room for a vegetable garden? Don’t despair! There are all kinds of attractive veggies which will look decorative growing among your flowers or in a bed of their own in your front yard. Share and Enjoy:
Tags: beans·edible·flowers·garden·herbs·landscape·vegetable·veggies
Getting your Kids to Eat Healthy – Start a Vegetable Garden
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Healthy Gardener, Vegetable Gardening
Do your kids turn up their noses at vegetables on their plates? Getting them involved in growing those veggies will go a long way toward changing that. A child’s natural curiosity and desire to be included in adult activities can be tapped in a gardening project. Share and Enjoy:
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Direct seeding in your Vegetable Garden
March 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Vegetable Gardening
Short of buying seedlings or starting them on a sunny window sill or under grow lights, the least labor-intensive way to grow your own veggies is to plant seeds directly into your vegetable garden The length of your season will dictate which crops can be handled this way. Share and Enjoy:
Easy Green Bean Growing & Picking
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Vegetable Gardening
I love green beans fresh from the garden. Four or five varieties are always included in my spring garden seed order. In the past few years it’s been getting more difficult to get down to bush bean level to pick the summer bounty. A young friend observed my tomatoes growing on four-foot-tall sturdy square metal [...]
Tags: beans·edible·garden·growing·Insects·Soil·vegetable·veggies
Why Grow your own Vegetable Garden?
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Healthy Gardener, Vegetable Gardening
Great flavor – nothing tastes better than veggies from your own garden. No, you’re not imagining it. You’ve chosen the varieties which appeal to you, grown them in fertile soil without harmful chemicals, and harvested them at their ripe best. How can they not be delicious? Assist the environment – growing at home means a [...]