I’ve had several requests for information about herbs, so here it is!
Basil
Basil is one of the most popular herbs to grow-there is nothing better than cooking with fresh basil! For earliest basil production, start seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost date. Harden off, then transplant the week of the last frost date. If [...]
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Just a heads up that I’ve made some changes on my post about Building versus Buying a Square Foot Garden. The sites I referred to changed both the prices and the offerings. If you’re in the market to build or buy, be sure to check it out!
Happy Gardening!
Emily
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I knew it was supposed to snow today. That’s why I didn’t transplant my broccoli and cabbage-this year I’m playing it safe. I thought, “I’ll have to wait until Friday.” Well, I might be waiting slightly longer now. Here is my garden this morning:
In case you’re wondering what this is a picture of, I’ll tell [...]
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I’ve been meaning to work in my garden for over a week-I need to plant my onions and spinach, plus set out my irrigation and trellis. It’s not that I’m lazy, but it’s been COLD outside! It seems like it snows every other week, and I don’t want to lose all my hard work. And [...]
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I haven’t posted lately about my gardening progress, but don’t let that throw you off. I’ve been working hard-inside!
Several weeks ago I started my broccoli, cabbage, parsley, and dill. I found some great Jiffy pots (size 3), and filled them with potting soil. I planted the seeds, watered well, and placed them in a tupperware [...]
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I’ve found a couple of great resources for building square foot gardens. Here are the price breakdowns, done as “apples to apples” as I could!
Vinyl Square Foot Gardens
6″ high (single rail) NO SOIL
Dimensions
Home Gardens To Go Website
Square Foot Gardening Website
Homemade w/ Home Depot
2×4
$69.00
$60.00
$49.00*
4×4
$99.00
$85.00
$50.00
4×8
$159.00
$165.00
$82.00
6″ high (single rail) WITH SOIL
Dimensions
Home Gardens To Go Website
Square Foot Gardening Website
Homemade [...]
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This spring my friend Tara and I tackled this project together. Here’s a list of materials and costs:
wood (two 16′ 2×10 boards, one 8′ 2×10 board-$31 total)
16 corner brackets ($.56 each, $9)
wood stain (1 can from the “oops” pile-$5)
screws ($5)
miscellaneous parts ($3)
weed mat (free)
kite string (free)
1 bale peat moss ($8)
1 bag perlite ($13)
3 bags chicken [...]
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