With the weather less then ideal for gardening in most of the country so far in 2011, bountiful harvests are not as prevalent and are forcing consumers to purchase their produce. A recent study published by the Environmental Working Group highlights the top 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables, as it pertains to having the highest level of pesticide residues as well as the top 15 fruits and&hellip
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13th Apr 2011 |
Filed under Flower Gardening, Lawn & Landscape, Vegetable Gardening
Your garden is ready to get to work this spring, but you’re not sure where you need to get started! Use this handy list of tasks to get your garden cleaned up and ready to grow!f
Take a walk – walk around your garden and take inventory of plants that survived the winter and plants that may needreplaced
Pick up – collect any trash or stray papers that may have landed in your gardens or&hellip
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16th Feb 2011 |
Filed under Vegetable Gardening
Its been a long winter with a lot of snow….I’ve been using the produce I froze and canned in some yummy slow cooker concoctions but I had mixed gardening success this past season….. Lots of tomatoes… a few yellow squash including one gigantic one!!! Plus I had delicious basil all summer and some that I froze and dried. Some of my other veggies didn’t make it for several reasons but&hellip
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7th Feb 2011 |
Filed under Flower Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
We have finally reached the time of the year, where you should be starting your seeds. It is about time!!! Here are a couple steps to follow when starting your seeds, as well as some tools that may help increase your seeds’ success!
Step 1 – Decide which seeds work best in your area/region. Depending on your last frost date, you may be able to start seedlings 8 weeks prior, where as some seeds&hellip
