growing your own food

Lessons Learned from a Scorched Garden

August 4, 2011
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A couple of weeks ago we headed out of town for 4 days. We didn’t have anyone to water the garden for us (one of the downsides of living in the boonies!), so we figured it would be fairly wilted by the time we got home, especially considering the fact that it wasn’t exactly thriving [...]

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Growing Your Own Food: Learning About Pests and Disease

May 19, 2011
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If I have any regrets about my tabletop garden, it’s that we only built one and that there’s not more for me to do since it’s so easy to take care of. I love going out to check on and water my garden each day, and there are definitely days I wish there was more [...]

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Growing Your Own Food: Planting, Trellising, Watering

April 21, 2011
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I purchased the rest of my plants last weekend, and I was excited to get them into the ground. Unfortunately, I realized — too late — that I probably jumped the gun and planted them too soon. I read “one week after last frost” and didn’t even think to check the official frost dates for [...]

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Growing Your Own Food: Planning the Layout

April 7, 2011
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As I was spring cleaning my craft supplies last week, one thing became very obvious: I have a tendency to overbuy for any new project. I get excited and jump in with both feet, buying everything I could possibly need…in bulk. This weekend, I was planning to buy my seedlings, but I realized that I [...]

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Growing Your Own Food: Planning a Table Top Garden

March 31, 2011
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This is the year. I am determined to grow at least a small portion of our produce this summer. I’ve tried and failed several years in a row for one reason or another, but this is the year. I can feel it. To make it happen, I’ve recruited Mike Lieberman from Urban Organic Gardener to [...]

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