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Spring gardening season in New England has begun
After a snowy winter, we've had many warm days recently. The now is nearly all melted here at home, though there is still some in the woods at higher elevations. We went out in the garden this morning and were surprised to find that the soil in the raised beds was fully thawed and workable, and the garlic and onions were…
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Annual Vegetables for a short growing season
Hope this is helful some some of you. I do grow short season crops but I also cheat with cold frames and more https://northernhomestead.com/annual-vegetable-varieties-for-a-short-growing-season/
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Growing many cucumbers
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Getting hot peppers started from seed
Strictly speaking, peppers are fruit, but I think they fit better in the vegetables forum. :-) I planted three types of hot pepper seeds in aluminum bread pans on February 26. The soil was dampened, wet newspapers folded and placed on top to trap moisture, the pans and newspapers were placed in quart-size ziploc bags, and…
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Growing Onion Sets
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Tomato varieties
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Sweet potato slips
I thought about buying sweet potato slips just because its easier and I would have a choice of what variety I had, then I saw the price. I will start my own. I have had them start to sprout before and have a few in my bag thinking about sprouting now. Who has started sweet potato slips and do you have any suggestions? I…
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Grow Giant Tomatoes
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Seeds for Generations: How to plan a successful garden
