Garden season is just around the corner! Woohoo! As someone who has dabbled in growing various tomato varieties over the years, I’ve come to appreciate the distinct flavors and joys that come with cultivating these vibrant fruits right in my backyard. From the rich, complex taste of heirloom varieties like the Cherokee Purple to the […]
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3 Popular Types of Raised Beds: A Home Gardener’s Experience
I’ve always liked the idea of raised beds in a garden. It just seems neater than traditional rows of vegetables. The area within a bed can be planted with more things, and weeds can be picked out without too much trouble if the bed is still narrow enough. In my experience a typical garden bed […]
Can a Garden Get Too Much Sun?
Late summer can get really, scorching hot. And sometimes I have a few tomatoes that are right in direct sunlight long enough to cause the tomato skin to start “cooking” and die. It hasn’t been too bad of a problem as I’m usually able to get out to the garden and pick things before they […]
Composts — It Doesn’t Have to be Stinky
I produce a lot of vegetable kitchen waste since I enjoy cooking hearty plant-based meals. In the past, I would just throw the scraps in the trash (when I lived in town) where they would contribute to landfill methane emissions (which I was totally unaware of). However, I found that moving the waste outside to […]
Is a Soil Test Worth It?
When I first start a garden space the veggies do really well for 2-3 years. But then they start to slow down. Not grow as big or as productive. I’ve done some simple off-the-shelf soil test kits and found the potassium gets depleted, as well as the soil pH becoming more acidic. Fixing these with […]
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Time to start thinking about planting a garden! Yay! Spring is just around the corner. I’ve been gardening for the past 30 years or so. Nothing big. It’s always been fun to work in the soil, plant things, and watch them grow. Getting a few tasty veggies for the kitchen is a nice benefit, too. […]
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