My family loves Italian style food so we go through a ton of the herb oregano each year. Luckily it’s very easy to grow; you can start it from seed or buy a plant at most local nurseries. It does best in full sun and doesn’t like to be water logged but do be aware […]
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Edible Flowers
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, tagged edible flowers on May 10, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Many of the flowers that grace our yards are edible. They can be used as accents in a salad or as garnish on a main dish. Here are a few of my favorites: I like to use chive flowers in salads to lend a slightly onion flavor. Here’s a recipe for omelets with chive flowers. Lavender cookies are […]
Garlic Braids
Posted in Crafts, Growing, tagged garlic braid, harvesting garlic on July 28, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Right now is a good time to harvest garlic. Braiding it then hanging it in a cool, dark place is a great way to store it for later. First dry the garlic until the leaves are limp and the outside of the bulb is getting papery. Gently brush off the dirt and trim the roots off. […]
Ways to Jump Start Your Garden
Posted in Growing, tagged early gardening, garden hoops, remay on April 9, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
So what is all this rain doing to your garden loving heart? Are you just itching to get out and plant something? Well here are some ways to calm that itch through indoor seed starting, using Reemay floating row cover and setting up some plastic covered hoop beds. Now is a good time for cold season starts and, if […]
The Benefits of Getting Your Kids Hooked on Urban Farming
Posted in Growing, tagged urban farming with children on November 28, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Guest post by Ali Clarke It is estimated that barely 5% of American children meet the requirements on exercise, sleep and screen time — with almost 30% falling short of all recommendations. Although children from all walks of life are falling prey to technological overloads, it is especially those living in some of the bigger cities across […]
How Urban Farms Can Become Buzzwords For Bee Conservation
Posted in Growing, tagged bees, pollinators on October 28, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
By Ali Clarke With bees pollinating 90% of the world’s flowering plant species, and therefore responsible for one third of the foods in our diet, the last decade or so of declining bee numbers is a real source of concern. In countries such as China, workforces are being employed to do the work of bees, at a […]
Time to Plant Garlic
Posted in Growing, tagged garlic, planting garlic, winter crop on October 17, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Growing garlic is very easy and is a great thing to plant if you have big summer plans that are going to keep you out of the garden. There are softneck and hardneck varieties of garlic; the softneck grow best in a colder climate and are easy to braid. I usually do some of both. […]
Putting Your Garden to Bed
Posted in Growing, tagged cover cropping, overwintering your garden, putting garden to bed on September 29, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
With shorter days, cool winds and rainy weather it’s time to put part of my garden to bed for the winter. I am sad to let summer with its glorious brilliance go but the soil needs to rest and rebuild. I have a few plots planted with winter herbs and vegetables and will soon plant […]
Dahlias!
Posted in Growing on July 25, 2018 | 1 Comment »
These showy flowers are very easy to grow from tubers planted in the spring and they brighten up the mid-summer garden with amazing blooms. Thanks to The Garden Hotline for this great info: “Dahlias ARE edible! The petals from the flowers are delicious in salads. They taste like a sweet lettuce. They do not keep […]
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