Garlic is an easy to plant vegetable that's perfect for beginners. The catch? If you want to eat garlic in July, you need to plant it in October. Unlike most vegetables, garlic should be planted in the fall instead of spring. But don't worry, the process is really simple! In ... Continue Reading
Garden Fresh Roasted Tomato Sauce
Can I tell you a secret? I don't like tomatoes. But I really wish I did. I long to love a toasted tomato sandwich on homemade bread with a vine-ripened, garden-fresh tomato. For some crazy reason, uncooked tomatoes taste like dirt to me. If you've been following the ... Continue Reading
How to Overwinter Dahlias in Cold Climates
Dahlias are arguably one of the most beautiful cut flowers to grow, whether you're a beginner cut flower farmer or an experienced farmer florist. That being said, they can be one of the trickiest cut flowers to overwinter in cold climates, such as my Zone 3 garden in the Canadian ... Continue Reading
How to Prepare Strawberries for the Winter
It's another one of those rites of passage of learning to garden: killing the strawberries you so desperately wanted to save. Everybody loves strawberries, but nobody likes it when the strawberry plants they invested in last spring die a slow and horrible death over the cold ... Continue Reading
How to Get Free Lettuce Seeds for Life (with this Seed-Saving Method!)
Do you love growing lettuce each year in your garden, but you're looking to save some money on seeds? Maybe you love the variety you grew this year and want to grow it again year after year after year. Lucky for you, lettuce is an easy plant for seed-saving! If you want to ... Continue Reading
Must-Have Equipment for Home Canning
You've decided you want to start canning & preserving food at home--hurray! But if you don't know anyone who wants to pass down their used canning equipment, the start-up costs can add up. What do you absolutely need for canning? What can you live without? And what ... Continue Reading
The Beginner’s Guide to Home Canning: What You Need to Know
You've grown the garden, harvested the vegetables, and are dreaming of canning all that lovely produce to last over the winter. Or maybe you've bought some peaches from the fruit truck, or collected raspberries from your local fruit farm. Whatever your canning dreams are ... Continue Reading
The 5 Easiest Cut Flowers for Seed Saving
I love growing an annual cut flower garden from seed, but the costs can quickly add up. Every year, I spend well over $200 on flower seeds--and that's after I try to pare down my choices! Over the last couple of years, I've been saving seeds from more and more of the flowers that ... Continue Reading
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