Peas
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Sourcing Plants and Seeds Part II -Vocabulary TMI
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 29, 2012
There are some people who know immediately what kind of seeds they want. It should be heritage, preferably an old, rare variety that if they don't grow, might blink out of existence, and it should be organic. Then there are others who don't really care as long as it will give them reliable yields with fruit that will make their neighbours envious or at least prevent them from looking down their noses at their crazy gardening hobby. Then there are just those that don't know what the heck all the fuss is about. Sure all seeds are seeds. After all… Full Story »
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Winter Reading
Skippy's Vegetable Garden &bull Dec 24, 2011
A journal of my home vegetable garden. Skippy thinks it's his garden, but I've been gardening here for 20 years. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6). I have a big community garden plot and a small plot in my… Full Story »
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Growing Cactus from Seed
Cactus Blog &bull Dec 8, 2011
In the next month or so I am considering trying to grow some pincushion cactuses from seeds. Do you have any suggestions on the the type of soil or how I should set up the initial planting tray? Several months… Full Story »
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Cool veg
Blithewold &bull Dec 2, 2011
In the last post I mentioned that Gail and I just picked more vegetables for the East Bay Food Pantry. It's no accident that we still have veg to pick. Back in the middle of September we took a little gamble and seeded down a big quilt of lettuce, rows of… Full Story »
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How much sunlight does a raised bed garden require?
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Nov 22, 2011
Question by Feel Outside the BOX: How much daylight does a elevated mattress backyard require? My spouse and I just bought a raised bed backyard kit and seed kits from Wal-Mart. This is our very first endeavor to backyard. I… Full Story »
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Thanksgiving Flower Round Up
Growing with Plants &bull Nov 20, 2011
Let us gather together to give thanks to the hipster. The the youthful floral superhero who fearlessly, if not naivly, uses a new toolkit of plant material provided to them via the Dutch airlines and an increasingly savvy floral trader -… Full Story »
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QA: Raised Garden Beds. How do you build one?
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Nov 14, 2011
Question by shotsofnature: Raised Garden Beds. How do you build one? Ok, I finally found a nice piece of land on my property that I can put a garden in. I want to do a Vegetable Garden. It's up against… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Tomatoes
- Vegetable Garden
- Peas
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Rejuvenate Your Soil With Cover Crops
Dave's Garden &bull Nov 10, 2011
Cover crops have been used for centuries; however, today's gardener has grown up in a generation which has replaced the use of cover crops with widespread use of fertilizers and herbicides. Now as some gardeners are trying to use cover crops, they often lack the information and experience to be successful. University and private researchers are going back to the basics and experimenting with beneficial plants to determine how they can best… Full Story »
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WINTER SUNSHINE - A New Winter Flowering Sweet Pea
Growing with Plants &bull Oct 26, 2011
I discovered these terrific, new, winter-flowering sweet pea selections on a commericial exhibition sweet pea grower site from the UK! The especially bred for growing under glass in low-light winter conditions, and I just can't wait! Even if I did… Full Story »
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Peppers turn color!
Tiny Farm Blog &bull Oct 17, 2011
It'd be nice if this was a normal sight, but with our short season and often as not inconsistent heat and sun-peppers love decent heat-peppers that fully turn color are fairly unusual in this market garden. Because they're more uncertain,… Full Story »
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Trellises can help you 'raise' your veggies
Sacramento Bee - Home and Garden &bull Oct 15, 2011
Vertical gardening goes to new heights in Josephine Soldano's backyard, where a pumpkin vine carried its fruit to the roof of a tool shed. Almost anything that vines is a good candidate for vertical vegetable gardening. That includes beans and… Full Story »
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First Fall Farm Shares Delivered
Lost Valley Gardens &bull Oct 10, 2011
Due to the brutal and extended heat and drought that we have been enduring here in central Texas our fall crops have been slow to start, but the recent moderation in temperatures has allowed our early fall crops to get going and has somewhat revived some of our late summer crops. So, we were able to deliver our very first CSA farm shares last week. We are now officially… Full Story »
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The Garden Ladder
Urban Garden Casual &bull Oct 9, 2011
What many may like about this simple project is that it can be completed in a very short amount of time and only has to be as difficult as you, the gardener, make it. To begin the project requires saving… Full Story »
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September Harvest Tally & Winners
Little Homestead in the City &bull Oct 4, 2011
Did ya'll have fun? Thanks to all who entered the contest! As to guessing how much the table of squash weighed some of you, er, one of you was dead on! And two others came purty durn close to the final squash tally. All ya'll will be getting a 2012 Little Homestead… Full Story »
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More About Vegetable Gardening Tips
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Oct 4, 2011
While using expenses of living rising all of the time, it may be possible just to save cash as well as raise your family's health as well as by growing veggies with your backyard. Many veggies require at the least… Full Story »
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More About Vegetable Gardening Ideas
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Oct 4, 2011
Using the costs of living rising each time, it may be possible in order to save cash and also improve your family's health at that time by growing veggies within your backyard. Most vegetables and fruits require no less than… Full Story »
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Southwestern Gardens Get Their "Second Wind" in the Autumn
Dave's Garden &bull Oct 3, 2011
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants! I live in Tucson, Arizona and the best part of the year is upon us. I tune into the news to listen to local meteorologist Chuck George tell us about the weather. It is getting cooler at night and we most likely won't see triple digits again until June. It's time to go outside! Editor's Note: This article was originally published on October 7, 2008. Yes, friends, it is the moment we in the… Full Story »
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One plant, two names - again
Transatlantic Plantsman &bull Sep 29, 2011
Transatlantic views on garden plants, native plants, invasive plants, books about plants Plus comment on wildlife, catalog(ue)s, the smartness and the absurdity of plant names, the transatlantic life, fishing, music and more... From Northamptonshire (zone 8) in England and the much icier Pennsylvania… Full Story »
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Pleasant weather provides divine day for a garden tour
Sacramento Bee - Home and Garden &bull Sep 18, 2011
Alex Stokes, 5, relaxes Saturday in a hammock in her backyard, which was one of six gardens featured in the Arden Park Garden Club's fall tour. Proceeds from the tour will benefit scholarships and community projects. Shelly Berlant, right, answers… Full Story »
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Winter Cover Crops for Your Vegetable Garden
GrowBlog &bull Sep 16, 2011
Yesterday as I pulled up weary tomato plants and lugged them to the compost pile, I considered my options for the empty bed. I could cover it with a winter mulch, but with a few weeks of growing season left… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Vegetable Garden
- Peas
- Legumes
