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I was working in the raised garden beds yesterday and snapped a few pictures and thought I would share them. We currently has 16 raised garden beds along the main garden path. So far we have carrots, beets, cabbage, broccoli, broccoli raab, radish, celery, strawberries, peas and onions planted. All the beds are 8 feet long by Read More >>
Tomorrow is opening weekend for many Farmer’s Markets in Washington state and around the country. Here is a list of all the farmer’s markets in Washington as well as links to their sites. Don’t live in Washington? No problem. Go to FarmersMarket.com and enter your zip code to find your local market. Supporting your local Read More >>
{Carrots Love Tomatoes – One of my favorite gardening books!} Companion Planting Chart to Make Gardening Easier I don’t know about you, but I am a big fan of companion planting and I love having a companion planting chart to remind me what works well together. Companion planting operates on the basic premise that certain plants Read More >>
Have you ever tried kohlrabi? It’s kind of funky. I planted our kohlrabi seeds a few days ago and even though it’s one of the vegetables your only likely to find at a farmers market, you should give it a try. Especially if you have kids. Brief description: Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family. It Read More >>
It’s been a while since I’ve giving you an update on my wood pallet garden, so I thought I’d share a few pictures and let you know how everything is growing so far. Yesterday I planted 16 strawberry crowns. Last year I grew strawberries in gutters, outside along the garden paths and also in a vertical pallet Read More >>
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