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Well I have been talking about the financial benefits of vegetable gardening for quite some time now and looks like US News and World Report agrees with me. They have given “Home Gardening” the number one winner of the recession. They tout statistics such as Park Seeds and Burpee showing 20-25% sales growths and the Burpee research that found $50 worth of seeds and fertilizer can yield $1,250 worth…
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How to grow onions and not onion flowers
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How to start a winter vegetable garden
width=”550″ height=”413″ /> Why let your gardening season end, with a little creativity there are many vegetables that can continue growing right through winter. I find this fun as wells of a rewarding challenge bringing in some great produce from my garden all year round. Choosing your winter vegetables First we need to determine what vegetables to grow, given temperature and lack of light will be a reality we…
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Always have a Plan B in gardening
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Protecting your seedlings when your weather does not cooperate
I like to push the envelope my luck when I decide to start seeds outdoors and this year is not an exception. Just yesterday I posted about planting the rest of my outdoor seeds where karma responded with a freak snow storm and freezing temperatures. I am not too worried about about the new seeds I planted since many have been sitting dormant in the refrigerator for almost 12…
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Tomato seedlings in the PC Grow Box
The strawberry plant got too big for the PC grow box so I planted it back outside where it is doing great. Now my tomato plants have more room to grow and have to compete less for the limited light. I have been impressed with my tomato plants in the grow box. I think this is the first year I have grown tomatoes that were not all white and…
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I love your blog- it’s really great!I poked a few onions in our garden and now we have really awesome Horton Hears a Who big poofy flowers!How do you know when to harvest the seeds from the flowers?
Emily, I should have taken some pictures when I did harvest them. Basically I waited until they looked really ugly (dead and brown). Since itwas my first time I did pinch a few pods open to confirm there were some viable seeds.After that, I threw them in a paper bag and forgot about them for a few months (couple weeks should be long enough but I literally forgot about them) they should be dry enough to seperate.