These plants are not only totally EDIBLE (leaves have the nicest "peppery" flavor to just pick and eat when working around the garden, or add to...
To save money as far as containers for transplanting go, try using 8 ounce (or larger) styrofoam cups that can be gotten at discount stores for a...
I would plant vine seeds only about 5 weeks before you can safely put them outside, otherwise they'll get too long and leggy. Squashes HATE to...
Here we are, overwhelmed with what the seed catalogues offer and drooling at the thought of what's to come in our gardens this year! We buy the...
We're all anxious to get our hands back in the soil again and start GARDENING! Thought these two tips might come in handy for those of us who...
Last few years, I've been using garlic cloves planted in with tomatoes grown in containers to ward off bugs, found it really WORKS! I purchase...
I have a beautiful rosemary growing in a container in sunroom, decided it should be propagated by cuttings, so went browsing the internet for...
Thanks all for your comments, really appreciate them. The red plastic is supposed to throw a glare back up that..supposedly..tomatoes, peppers...
Has anyone tried the method of placing red plastic around base of tomato plants to aid in their growing and producing? Have some on hand, but...
Just planted 8 differant varieties of peppers yesterday (fryers, hots and bells), covered seed with 1/4 inch unmoistened starting medium, then...
DO enjoy those classes..you'll learn things you can't begin to imagine! I took the M.G. certification course 6 years ago, just THOUGHT I knew...
Yep! You're up there in the "clouds" at that elevation! You might consider container growing for some things (like tomatoes, peppers, etc.), put...
It's strange that only the plants in the barrels show the problem, so question that must be asked is what is the soil used? Could it be...
It seems the tagetes minuta has a variety of names including stinking marigold, Muster-John-Henry, khaki bush and khaki weed, but is most commonly...
As we don't get much RAIN here, there's not much worry in regards to powdery mildew or black spot occuring on roses (water mine with a drip...
Mailman just LOVES me, I think I'm on every seed catalogue list there is and they've been arriving almost daily! I ordered all 2008 seeds in late...
Tomato worms.. There are several differant kinds that cause tomato problems (the hornworm, fruitworm, pinworm,etc.), the majority of which are...
The herbs mentioned are pretty hardy for the Seattle zone. Once acclimated, the sage should do beautifully, but a hint there: they have a...
Seed starting indoors.. Just about anything can be used for containers: old milk cartons cut in half; yogurt cups; styrofoam cups bought at a...
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