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Have you ever seen a year old kohlrabi plant?
I experimented with indoor vegetable gardening last spring with poor success. I did not kill of the survivors and most are small yet still alive. I now realize that two of my kohlrabi plants are over a year old -- the stems have thickened some but no bulb even now. The seedlings were ready before I was, so I planted them…
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Red Onion Sprouts
I need some help. I have a red onion that has maybe 5 or 6 sprouts. I have never planted a red onion plant before. How do I put them in the ground? Any ideas? Thank you one and all!
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A place to discuss your working garden design
What is your working crop plan now? We are trying to start a group out here in Michigan to help each other with gardening, such as starting seedlings, canning, fermentation, helping with the gardens, etc. We are also helping the poor learn how to garden. I rent, but I have four 8’x4’ garden beds in a local community…
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Growing in cold weather or early spring
This will work to protect plants if you don't have a greenhouse. Of course, really cold weather it will not work as well. I can do this in my zone 5. My friend used it in zone 4. Photo from gardenweb
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Seed sales to benefit earthquake relief
If you're thinking of making a seed purchase soon, rareseeds.com is donating all proceeds from sales on 2/9 to earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria.
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Need some help??
As you can see from the picture only one side of the box has vegetables growing. I have tried two different crops that have been unsuccessful. (I took the picture yesterday.) Today I dug out several inches of soil; used vinegar on the top of the wood to dilute any cat pee and then sprinkled cinnamon and black pepper to…
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Clay soil remediation: I need some gardening advice....
Hey everybody! So, I have a long bed in my gardening that currently has weeds and raspberry plants in it. I want to turn it into a huge potato patch but the soil is all clay. Any sugestions on how to improve it enough to grow a ton of potatoes? Thank you in advance!
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How would I find indigenous, heirloom seeds that were native to my location for gardening?
Hi! I'm interested in finding heirloom seeds that the indigenous people used to farm with in my area. I'm in the southwest/central part of Wisconsin. After a little research (hopefully, it is correct) I found that the people of this area were the Western Dakota and Ho-Chunk tribes. I am wondering where I could find…
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Next step with cinder blocks/cement blocks?
I am confused between the Bio-Intensive Gardening course on here vs. the raised beds with cinder blocks shown in Marjory’s introductory webinar. I have made it this far now in prepping my beds… we had to clear HUNDREDS of these thin yaupon holly trees that you see in the background before I could even start! The blocks are…
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Farmers Markets
I love Farmers Markets. Between healthy fresh and sometimes unique verries and fruits you have a place to meet, exchange ideas and grow as a person. We have two relatively close and up by the lakes there are numerous farmers market for tourists and summer travelers. For a bit out markets suffered with new regulations but…
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33 Awesome Adventures in High Performance Gardening Videos
Hi everyone! Lynn Gylepsie and I joined forces a while back in Paonia, CO (grow zone 6a). We created 33 awesome videos on how to maximize yield, minimize weeds, and prevent pest invasions. Now my garden just grows itself! Lol In this series, we literally collected a jar worth of weeds for the entire season. If you haven’t…
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Austrian Winter Peas
Does anyone have experience growing Austrian winter peas? I came across an article about growing them in late fall/early winter for greens to eat, not just as a cover crop, when I was browsing the other day. Got so excited at the prospect that I tracked down some seeds and ordered them. (Yet another excuse--err--I mean…
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Sad gardening day
I harvested my sweet potatoes yesterday and there were only a handful. All summer they were doing beautifully. Researched what the problem could be and found my answer. Too much nitrogen in the soil. Definitely a learning experience. The greens are edible so it wasn't a totally wasted crop but they were growing so well I…
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Adventures in High Performance Gardening 27 - Squash the Squash Bugs
Hey friends. We're back in another episode on tools, herbs, freeze dates, and pests. I bought a new garden cart and we've got a 30x40 patch ready for equisetum hyemale (horsetail). And since we're 3-5 weeks away from the first freeze date, there's lots of work to do: Time to take photos for national naked gardening day…
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Unhappy cucumbers in a greenhouse with aluminum framework
it is a hot summer. I have a greenhouse with aluminum framework. So far I always had good crops of cucumbers and tomatoes. Not this year. I have already noticed that cucumbers do not want to climb the Aluminium support poles. I touched the poles. They were so hot. No surprise. I covered Aluminium by winding threads round…
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Adventures in High Performance Gardening 26 - Who are the worst PESTS!?
Lynn and Marjory here again in our adventures series ready to share some tips on what to do about the annoying things in garden life... Can you guess who's the biggest pest in my garden!? Last week I forgot a few things and of course, Lynn saved the garden once again. But then, I needed her healing touch to save even more…
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Raised beds alongside an apartment building
I live in an apartment building on the ground floor in a corner spot. I have gardens on two sides, East and North. Last year I grew greens on the North. I was planning to grow Beets and carrots on seed tapes on the North but I may put something in the carrot spot. I planned to grow green beans on tripods; onions in between…
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Seed Up Saturday May 22, 2021
If you can spare some time on a Saturday in this busy season, Greg Peterson and the Urban Farm Team are offering another free seed-savers event. Three hours of presentations on seed saving, developing landrace varieties, saving seeds from wild plants and such. Looks pretty good. Not sure why the Feb. 22 date shows up on…
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Balcony and apartment gardening ideas
Here's a cool set of ideas for people with balconies. I love the fake campfire.
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Spring Garden Giveaway = freebies
This Showed up in my email today. Free references are always a good thing. "At Homesteading Bundles, we LOVE gardening, and we know you do too! That's why we created this free bundle! We're so excited to share these resources with you so you can start gardening right away. Remember, the Spring Garden Giveaway is only open…
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different vegetables
I am going through my vegetables seeds and sorting them as when to start them and how. One day I'll do this in the fall but I have to admit it makes a great relaxing evening. So as I am doing this I find my unique seed varieties and think I will post some - just because. I hope if you have different seeds and crops in…
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Grow Giant Tomatoes
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My garlic is coming up!
I have not known anything about growing garlic. But I followed the instructions and planted garlic last October, hoping it would survive. It did not show shoots above ground before the cold weather hit. Then our actual temps got down to -31 degrees a couple of weeks ago, and I doubted the garlic would survive. But as soon…
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Edible Backyard Summit: March 23-25, 2021
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Seeds for Generations: How to plan a successful garden
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Using an empty wall for gardening
Here's a cool article about vertical gardening. Hmmm, that empty wall in the dining room with grow lights in a track lighting system.
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Controlling insects in a greenhouse
How do you control insects in a greenhouse? We had a major issue, particularly with white flies in a greenhouse I voulunteered in. Their solution was a ton of chemicals. (I am not a chemical person) Keeping a greenhouse clean and picked up helps. Using herbs in a greenhouse helps plus its pretty and inviting. And adding…
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New Gardening Guide
The Old Farmer's Almanac has just put up a new online resource, "Gardening for Everyone." It is a series of how-to articles on vegetable gardening, from tools, planning and locating the garden on through the various stages to harvest and storage. Some of the articles are very basic, some more advanced, most include useful…
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Gardening
Question: How do, for example, squash vine borers know when to become lively to be attracted to plants’ roots within the soil to inflict harm to the plant/s? I mean, does the plant produce some sort of sexual energy magnetic vibration?
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Its seed starting time - kind of
I start perennials, hard to start seeds and a few specialty tomatoes now. (I am zone 5B) I start my milk jugs planting February 1st. The rest are started early in a hot bed or greenhouse depending on the need and all others I read the back of the seed package. Its amazing how much is on the back or a seed package or in…
