“No dig” gardening is an easy way to organically grow your own fresh veggies, no matter where you build your bed. This type of garden plot can be built almost anywhere in a few hours and will require little to ...
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Gardening and Your Zone
USDA Zones Planting zones have very little to do with gardening; they were designed to measure average winter temperatures throughout North America and which plants survive when planted in those zones. The official name for these zones is the USDA ...
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Summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. The sultry season brings many gifts to your survival garden; an abundance of nourishing sunshine, refreshing summer showers, hours of evening light to tend your veggies, and the ripening of some of your ...
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With a pretty heavy heat spell sapping the energy of a whole lot of folks in the United States, I thought it might be a good idea to kick off today’s column with a song. You know, to try to ...
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OK, before we get started on my regularly scheduled column, I’ve got a confession to make – I don’t have all those extra television stations on cable or satellite. Some of my friends and neighbors wonder how I can possibly ...
Read More »Problem Garden? Not a Problem!!
My daughter called me the other day, in tears. She had just gotten home from the store with her load of landscape timbers, soil, fertilizer, and a vast array of gardening tools. She had gone online and ordered several varieties ...
Read More »Growing Ginger At Home: Zingiber Officinale (True Ginger)
Growing ginger is far easier than I imagined. In fact it has been said that in tropical climates you can plant it at the beginning of the growing season and not look at it again until the day you harvest ...
Read More »Making Your Garden A Friendly Place for the Whole Family
Many gardeners also have family dogs, and most dogs want to be with us no matter where we go. By planning ahead, you can help make your garden more accessible to your four-footed family members, which will allow them to ...
Read More »Canning 201: The Pressure Canner
If used following the manufacturer’s safety rules, pressure canners can be both safe and economical. Pressure canning is for preserving foods with low acid contents, and has been used for decades. All canners should have a removable rack to place ...
Read More »Shady Vegetable Gardens
Most people envision their gardens as being in full sun all day long, and yet there may be some of us that have more shade in our yards than full sunshine. Is it still possible to have a vegetable garden? ...
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