Why You Need Grow Lights
My son came home from school with a cup of dirt and a bean seed. We watered it, and I put it in the window. Here’s how it turned out: 2 1/4 inches to...
Author: Emily MySFG
Artichoke
48″ plant spacing Not suitable for SFG Artichoke is a semi-hardy perennial vegetable that grows best in areas with a warm winter and a cool summer. In harsher climates it is grown as an...
When To Plant Your Garden
Once you’ve built your garden, created a layout, and prepped the soil, you can go buy seeds and plants, and put it all in at once, right? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Plants can be...
Eggplant
Peppers are a very-tender vegetable that grow best in warm weather. plant will produce two or three fruits. Spring Planting Eggplant takes a long time to grow from seed to harvest. In most areas...
April 2012 Garden Update
To say I’m busy is an understatement–I almost have more posts than I have days and time! That’s good, it just means I’m a little behind and always have 14 drafts waiting. Here is...
Cucumbers
Cucumbers are very-tender vegetables that grow best in warm weather. Spring Planting Plant seeds directly in the garden 2-4 weeks after the spring frost date. To harvest sooner, start seeds indoors the week of the spring...
The Great Bokashi Composting Experiment Part 2
Back in February I started using a new method to “compost” my kitchen waste called Bokashi Composting. I filled my bucket with scraps and Bokashi mix, which took about 2 weeks. Then I let...
Winter Squash
Winter squash, including pumpkins, are very-tender vegetables that grow best in warm weather. Spring Planting Plant seeds directly in the garden 2-4 weeks after the spring frost date. To harvest squash sooner, start seeds indoors the...
Summer Squash
Summer squash (including zucchini) is a very-tender vegetable that grows best in warm weather. Normally, summer squash grows in 9 squares. If you prune and stake it, you can reduce that to just two squares. Spring...
Melons
Watermelon and Cantaloupe are very-tender vegetables that grow best in warm weather. Spring Planting Plant seeds directly in the garden 2-4 weeks after the spring frost date. To harvest melons sooner, start seeds indoors the week of...
