Growing heirloom vegetables opens up an entirely new world of gardening opportunities and adventures. For help navigating this old – new – world, look to Chris McLaughlin’s new book; “ The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables.”
Gifts for gardeners can be practical or fun. Here are some ideas for holiday giving.
Many gardeners wholeheartedly support local food initiatives, organic gardening methods and backyard homesteading. Here are some ideas for you for your Holiday gift lists.
Action highlights include Wendy offering great ideas for gathering hardscape materials on a budget and Erica single-handedly protecting edibles from an onslaught of rampant weeds. Me? I dig some holes.
Check out a video of Laura in her garden. (Shhhh… but she rambles on about three sister plantings and makes her friend eat a raw bean!) She’s not sure we should make this public because she was petrified the entire time but… here goes!
Why bother growing tomatoes??? Critters eat them… Blights and Rots ruin them…. Still most of us soldier on year after year.
A lot of work goes in to satisfying our thirst for more and different plants. Here’s what’s happening at Burpee’s nearby Fordhook Farms.
There is nothing more beautiful than growing food for your family. I plan to grow the beans up the corn stalks adding a morning glory here and there. I know my immediate neighbors will continue to love my “mini-farm” but my hope is that other neighbors will see how pretty vegetable gardens can be.
Make sure your container is in a very sunny spot and make sure your pot is the right size for the plant. You’ll need to search out compact plants, feed your plants and use good potting soil.
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Get this Book on Food Preservation
by Laura Mathews · August 8, 2011
I know someone who can teach you to can. Wildly knowledgeable and talented author Daniel Gasteiger is teaching many of us to preserve with his book, “Yes, You Can! And Freeze and Dry It, Too. The Modern Step-by-Step Guide to Preserving Food.”