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Looking to get a jump start on planting your spring garden crops but don’t know where to start? Check out my latest eHow article Vegetable Starts: 3 Quick Tips to Get Your Garden Growing for a quick and easy solution. Have you been to the garden center lately and notice anything new? How about all those Read More >>
Recently reader, Jennifer, contacted me asking about how to grow a garden in a small space with homeowner restrictions. She wrote: “Hi Mavis – I have a question. We live in an townhome complex with some pretty strict rules. We can’t plant gardens in the grounds or the flower beds. While we’ve looked at moving, Read More >>
This past week I planted another row of lettuce in our greenhouse gutters, and let me tell you Bob, things are sure filling up in there. This time I transplanted out a nice red leaf variety. I figured it will compliment the Romaine lettuce I transplanted a few weeks ago in some of our dinner Read More >>
For the past two years we have planted a packet of the Chef’s Choice Blend Cauliflower seeds from Botanical Interests. Typically the only color of cauliflower you can find in the grocery store is white, but this packet contains three different colors; white, purple, and green. How cool is that? Eating a rainbow is pretty Read More >>
If you’re looking for a fun rainy day garden project to do with your kids, or if you are a new gardener and are concerned about planting tiny seeds like carrots and lettuce in the garden, I have the perfect project for you. A seed tape. You can typically find seed tapes in the gardening Read More >>
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