Tomatoes
Tomatoes are a very-tender vegetable that grows best in warm weather. Spring Planting Tomatoes take a long time to grow from seed to fruit. In most areas there is not enough time to grow...
Author: Emily MySFG
Parsley
Parsley is a semi-hardy vegetable that grows well in cool to warm conditions. Technically, it is a biennial (the full span from seed to flower is 2 years), but it will not survive freezing...
Elevated Gardening Boxes
For some, traditional gardening is too labor intensive and physically demanding. Raised bed gardening, including square foot gardening, is a great solution. There is little hoeing, weeding, tilling, and toiling. However, those with physical...
Fertilizing Onions
When onions grow to 6″ and again at 12″ tall, it is time to fertilize them. Avoid fertilizing within a month of harvesting. Here’s a picture of my onions at 6″ tall Application Rates...
The Longest Winter Ever–Delayed Planting
I apologize for not posting for so long. In the past two months my family has had almost every type of sickness: fevers, aches, coughing, bronchitis, ear infections, eye infections, skin infections, upset stomach,...
Spring Gardening Checklist
So you’ve created your garden plan (I hope!) and it’s time to prepare your garden for planting. Here’s a list of items TO DO and the tools you may need to get the job...
Soil Testing
NOTE: If you follow the square foot gardening method and use Mel’s Mix, I generally do not recommend testing your soil. It should be fine, and with a little added fertilizer you should have...
Fertilizer for Vegetable Gardens
When roaming down the aisle of gardening products, are you slightly baffled by the three number code that appears on the labels of the fertilizer? Wonder no more! There are three main nutrients that...
All In A Week’s Work. . .
I am happy to report that half of my gardens are ready for planting! I worked hard this week, and I’m pleased with my progress. First, I had “winterized” them by covering them with...
The Joy (and PAIN) of Technology!
I apologize to all who have tried to access my website in the past two days. For some unknown reason, it kept loading slower and slower, until it would not load at all. I...
