For gardeners, the dead of winter is their worst enemy. It’s the one time each year they can’t busy themselves outside. This season can be extremely frustrating and easy to wish away. However, there are several ways you can enjoy the gardening in winter. We are in the middle of winter right now, but the […]
Gardening in Winter What to Do and When
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Free Garden Catalogs to Plan Your Garden
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The holidays are over and the New Year’s Day spirit is slowly waning. Now we are in January and if you live in an area with a true winter, you have at least two to three more months of life in the frozen tundra. This means one thing, it’s time to order free garden catalogs! […]
Lettuce in Winter Easy Growing Guide
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Winter can be both a welcomed reprieve from gardening chores, or a season of dread for the home gardener. If you fall into the latter category, have hope as you can actually grow lettuce in winter and keep your garden growing a little longer. You may have heard of using hydroponics and artificial lights to […]
Put Garden to Bed End of Season Clean Up
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Every fall, sometime in October or November, I put my garden to bed. I pull a fleece blanket over it, tuck it in real tight and say goodnight. Just kidding. Putting the garden to bed is just a layman’s term for cleaning the garden at the end of the season and preparing it for the […]
Get Rid of Rabbits in the Garden and Yard
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Cottontail rabbits are frequent visitors in many yards and gardens. A few rabbits are usually welcome and even entertaining to watch but as numbers multiply they can begin to cause serious damage in to your vegetable garden and plants in your landscape. It’s important to get rid of rabbits if this happens. Dealing with rabbit […]
Apple Harvest Tips for the Home Gardener
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When it comes to home gardening, most people think about vegetables and herbs. Rarely do they consider fruit trees such as apple trees. While apple trees can be challenging to care for, I’ve had some success over the years with an apple harvest. Today I’m sharing my tips to achieve a successful home apple crop […]
Hardneck Garlic Plant and Growing Tips
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Most people know garlic as garlic. It was the same for me, until I discovered there are two types of garlic, softneck garlic and hardneck garlic. Now, planting the hardneck variety in my home garden is one of my favorite fall activities. I prefer planting hard neck garlic for several reasons, one being this variety […]