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Seeds and Seed Catalog Jargon
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Seed catalogs arrive this time of year with appealing photos of vegetable crops that buoy our hopes for a bountiful garden. The sheer number of vegetable, flower, and herb offerings is breathtaking, with seed companies offering 20 to 40 new…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Jon, seeds, starting seeds
Winter Sowing: How I Get a Jump Start on My Summer Flower Garden
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Winter sowing is a technique gardeners can use to start growing seeds outdoors during the winter months. If you have limited space for starting seeds indoors, winter sowing might be an option for you, depending on what you want to grow. I first tried winter sowing last year with…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Christa, Flowers, ornamental plants, starting seeds, winter sowing
Light Choices for Starting Plants Indoors
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There seem to be new lighting choices for indoor plant growing every year. If you’ve been starting annual flower and vegetable plants indoors you probably learned early on that natural light entering through windows is hardly ever adequate. Some type…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Jon, grow lights, indoor gardening, indoor plants, starting seeds
Microgreens: Tasty Accents from Small Spaces
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My first response to microgreens was: “Why would I spend my time growing 3-inch tall plants to eat?” Then I thought about all of the tiny leafy green plants (beet, lettuce, kale, basil, etc.) I had eaten over the years…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, Container Gardening, Food Gardening, Grow It Eat It, Microgreens, seeds, starting seeds
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