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Last year, while looking through a seed catalog, I saw a listing for something called “solar mulch.” Hmm, what’s that, I wondered? I learned that solar mulch is a green plastic sheeting that will do two important things for a vegetable grower like myself: If you like growing warm-season crops such as melons, cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers, it’s important […]
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I did a recent post showing how my winter garden is doing. I thought a video would be even more helpful. I’m a very visual learner and perhaps you are, too! This little garden is located inside our hoop house. So let’s jump right into the video, then I’ll give you some additional background: During the video, I mentioned a […]
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As a lot of you know, I grow vegetables in my little unheated hoop house every fall and winter. I’ve been doing this for 4 years and have been fairly successful. That always amazes me since my garden is in USDA zone 5! I started out very simply by putting hoops over a raised bed. I covered it first with […]
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I’ve been growing vegetables for a very long time. Because of this, it can be easy to overlook how to do certain tasks, such as preserving the harvest. I suddenly realized you might like to know how to harvest and store your potatoes. So out came the video camera! This year, we grew our two varieties in our main potato […]
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On July 20th, I reported how my friend Corinne and I were engaging in a pumpkin-growing competition. Well, the contest officially ended yesterday and you have to read this to the end to find out who won! (no peeking) Now for some quick background, Corinne and I have been friends since the age of 4 (the black-and-white photo below shows how we’ve […]
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Today is a bit of a milestone for me. Every season, I write 33 columns so this is #33 and I’ve paired it with video #33! Wow. Today is a season wrap-up. Yet I also want to reassure you that I will continue to post to my blog and Facebook page. After all, there are still plenty of gardening topics […]
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When fall and winter get here, one of the things I miss is eating freshly-picked zucchini from my garden. We gardeners all know they are far superior to the ones you can buy at grocery stores. The latter are often rubbery and shriveled up, right? I was listening to one of Joe Lamp’l’s podcasts recently (Preserving the Harvest with Theresa […]
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I’ve been looking forward to writing today’s column because it’s all about how to grow microgreens. What, you haven’t heard of them? Or you’ve heard the term but didn’t know what they’re all about? My column will hopefully get you excited about embarking on a new phase of gardening! Here’s a link to it: Microgreens keep harvests going during winter. […]
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For years, I’ve been growing my own celery. That might sound silly since celery is so readily available at grocery stores. However, I’ve found that homegrown celery is more flavorful and crispy. Also, I get to harvest a stalk at a time, as needed. How many times have you purchased a head of celery, used a stalk or two for […]
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For today’s column, I had the pleasure of interviewing retired family practice doctor Jim Gaddy. He is an expert at growing peppers, so you’ll want to read his tips for success. Here’s a link to it: Doctor has just the prescription for growing peppers. (or you can read my column lower in this post) In my column, Jim mentions IRT […]
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