Today we are sharing with you the simplest way to grow cucumber which has 3 significant advantages to the traditional way—planting pickling cucumber seedlings in a bottomless pot. First, let's look into the advantages of this simple method to plant. Then we will share a step-by-step how to ...
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Dry Spring Challenge in the Garden
Just when you think spring can't get any drier, 2023 arrives. It's dry, hot, and windy. As I write this, heavy smoke is covering the sun. For many of our readers, the primary concern is not the garden but wildfires. Planting seeds into soil that feels more like dust than soil is common here in ...
Growing and Using Sunchokes or Jerusalem Artichokes
Sunchokes, also known as Jerusalem Artichokes, have a mixed reputation among gardeners. Some claim that they will always feed you, while others would never grow them in a food production garden. After growing and using Sunchokes for several years now, it is time for an update. Let's take a closer ...
Soak or Sprout Seeds for Planting
To soak or sprout seeds before planting is an option to speed up germination time. It is an option, not required. However, we have used it often enough to dedicate a blog article to it. Difference between soaking and sprouting Soaking seeds means putting seeds in water to give ...
Growing Figs in Cold Climate
Figs are a sweet treat that is usually grown in a warm climate. As cold climate gardeners, figs usually do not even cross our minds until someone shares on social media something about their figs. Growing figs in a cold climate is possible. We get asked a lot about how we grow figs, so here we share ...
Maintaining a no-till garden
Maintaining a no-till garden is simple, but it is not without work. You replace the tilling and digging with mulching and covering the garden soil. A covered soil does not have to be tilled. It stays soft and becomes better the longer it is maintained. We cover the question of to-till or ...
Starting a new no-till garden with tilling
This blog article is about starting a new no-till garden with tilling. We are sharing how we converted a pasture into a garden. We talked about methods to start an instant no-till garden, also how to convert the existing tilled garden into no-till. Today we are sharing yet another way to ...
3 No-Till Gardening Methods
No-till or no-dig gardening methods are on the rise in popularity. The idea of starting an instant garden without the back-breaking work of digging sounds very appealing to an instant culture. To be honest with you, it took me a while to understand the no-till methods. Not because they are ...
Starting Seeds Indoors
Winter in our area isn't over yet. The last frost day is still a few months away. But spring is coming and with it the next growing season! Starting seeds indoors is the start of it. When we say starting seeds indoors it doesn't mean in the house (even though it can be that), but in an enclosed ...
Spring Indoor Seed-Starting Schedule – Free Printable
After using this spring indoor seed-starting schedule for annual vegetable seeds for several years now, do we still recommend it, or is it time for a new plan? The schedule comes from the All New Square Foot Gardening book. Mel Bartholomew, the author, is known for simplifying things. That ...
