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I’ve received a bunch of questions recently from people wanting to know when they should harvest their onions, so I thought I would go ahead and repost this handy dandy tutorial on how to harvest and store onions for those of you who have never done it before, or just need a quick refresher. ************** Read More >>
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming! Check out these photos Susanne from Virginia recently sent in of her 6×8, 24″ high Read More >>
I posted a picture of my onion harvest on my instagram page the other day and someone made this comment: This is the 1st year I’ve put out a garden, my onions have fallen over and the base has gone mushy. I harvested them, only three were bad, but I was wondering why it happened?? Read More >>
Over the weekend a tree fell smack dab in the middle of our pumpkin patch killing two plants. Luckily we were all inside when it happened. Living in a wooded area has it’s perks, but falling trees, isn’t one of them. The rest of the garden is doing really well though. The second round of Read More >>
I recently received an email from One Hundred Dollars a Month reader, Kathy in Ohio. She wrote, Hi Mavis! Happy Wednesday to you! Have you ever discussed blossom drop in tomatoes? It’s when the blossoms bloom then drop off tomato plants, with no fruit setting. Someone recently came to me asking about it, and luckily Read More >>
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