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Growing a Fall Garden – What it is, Why & How to Plant One
Growing a Fall Garden - What, Why & How It’shard to believe that summer is almost over. The summer veggies are winding down, the chill of fall will soon be in the air - BUT that doesn’t mean gardening season is over! Now is the time to plant your fall garden so...
6 Quick Growing Vegetables to Plant NOW in Late Summer for a Fall Harvest
6 Quick Growing Vegetables to Plant NOW in Late Summer for a Fall Harvest Would you like to have fresh, tasty, healthy veggies to harvest this fall the fall? If your answer is YES - there’s not a moment to lose, plant some quick growing veggies NOW in the late...
Start a Veggie Garden: Quick, Simple, Inexpensive and FUN!
Start a Veggie Garden: Quick, Simple, Inexpensive and FUN! I love to grow my own fresh, tasty veggies - it's so much fun grocery shopping in the backyard for dinner! Here's what some folks tell me when I ask them why they don’t grow their own veggies: ...
Made in the Garden: Butternut Squash Herbed Rice
Several of you mentioned that you are successfully harvesting a fall crop of butternut squash with the tips from the last blog post. Great job! Now what to do with it? The best advice I can share you is keep it simple! We all have busy schedules - who has time to...
How to Harvest Butternut Squash
I recently harvested several perfectly ripe gorgeous butternut squash. We had a lot of fun sharing the abundance with neighbors, and are loving the tasty fall recipes. Stuffed butternut squash, butternut squash chili, and butternut squash rice with herbs are a few...
Fall Gardening: Cool Weather Veggies, What are They, How to Plant?
Fall Gardening: Cool Weather Veggies - What are They and How to Plant? As the summer warm weather crops are winding down, the chill of the Fall air doesn’t mean gardening season is over. It's a lot of fun to keep the garden going as long as possible! This is the...
Growing a Late Summer Garden
Many gardeners think that because summer is winding down its too late to start warm weather veggies. In this blog post I am going share why a late summer garden with warm weather veggies may work for you, and how to know if you have time in the season to start one. ...
Watering Your Garden in the Summer to Beat the Heat
It’s been long, hot summer - now are the dog days when the garden starts to look a bit done in by the heat. Many times we as gardeners don’t know how to water our gardens. Keep reading for some tips on when to water, how to water and how often to water our gardens...
Growing Lettuce in Extreme Summer Heat? Yes, You Can – In a Vegepod!
Growing Lettuce in Extreme Summer Heat - In a Vegepod! There is nothing I love more than heading out to my garden to pick fresh, crisp greens and bringing it indoors to make a salad. However, lettuce loves the cool weather (80 degrees F or less) and is challenging to...
How to Save Lettuce Seeds (FREE and EASY) – Two Ways
Saving Lettuce Seeds - Two Easy Ways It’s that time of year - the days are long, the weather is hot, the dog days of summer are upon us. If you are growing lettuce in your garden, you might notice the flavor turning bitter and see the plants start to shoot up towards...
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