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It’s windy, cold, and a little stormy outside! The perfect time to plan the spring and summer garden. No winter blues for me; I’m already planning for spring greens and summer harvests. Winter is a great time to evaluate your gardening successes and failures. Do you want better and more consistent harvests? Too often, the […]
Do you need help staying organized for the gardening season? These detailed ‘To-Do’ lists will help you with your gardening tasks for every month of the year!
Knowing that you don’t need full-sun for all your crops opens up a lot of doors when it comes to planning for your garden. Maybe (like me) you will realize that you can sacrifice a bit of lawn and instead of spending your time mowing, you can be spending your time collecting food for your […]
If you’ve been interested in organic gardening but are wondering what to do about pests, consider planting herbs! Many herbs encourage biodiversity and attract the beneficial insects that keep pest populations down.
Now that we’re at the start of a new growing season, I’ve realized I can’t remember the details of what I planted last year. How many pea plants? What variety of tomatoes? Did we have a hail storm? To help myself be a better note taker and to keep all of my information in one […]
You might think cold temperatures are the biggest obstacle to winter gardening, but shorter days run a close second. Learn how to calculate your garden’s “Persephone Days” — your target for planting in time for harvests all winter long.
