Testing Seeds Before Storing Over Winter I like to test the seeds I collect from my garden (or at least the ones I really care about) to make sure that they will actually germinate the following year. I’m an over-thinker, so just doing an easy test to make sure the seeds that I carefully scooped, […]
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Grow sunflowers, save seeds, and make garden stakes.
A Sunflower Saga: From Seed to Harvest 🌻 Read More »
Saving Basil Seeds is Easy! Follow along for more beginner garden tips in an easy to read, simple layout.
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Creating new strawberry plants from runners to use for fall transplanting. Never buy strawberries again! (Well, maybe…)
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Moving transplants to the garden bed can be challenging at times, but there is one little trick that I learned quite a few years ago from Debbie Flower when I took a horticulture class at ARC. (She was awesome! I was lucky to have her, the year I took the class was her final year
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Want to know how my new grow lights are working? So far so good! Read on for more details and a direct link to the lights I purchased on Amazon.
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It’s that time again! It’s rainy, wet, spring is almost here, and the slugs are going to be a much bigger problem later if I don’t get ahead of it now and start some preventative maintenance. Here is a link to my original post with more specific details. Beer Traps And here is a quick
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Every veggie garden needs pollinator plants! These attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial bugs (pollinators) that will help your vegetable plants produce more. This is especially important for new garden spaces. If you do not have a lot of plants or greenery yet, you will need to incorporate flowers into your plans to attract the “good
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This is hands down my favorite way to build a garden bed quickly. No drilling, no sawing, nothing fancy. Home Depot & Lowes started carrying these amazing corner brick blocks a few years ago that make the job so easy. Just stack them up and drop the 2×6’s down into the slots. I made a
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