Seed starting allows me to put my green thumb to work in winter and get a jump start on the growing season. My favorite months of the year are April and October, as the seasons are changing, but since I’ve become a seed starter, February has become my third favorite month. I’m no...
Choose organic fertilizers such as balanced slow-release formulations, fish emulsion, or compost tea. Compost tea brings helpful bacteria into the ground. Fish emulsion provides a rapid nutritional boost. Slowly released formulations provide a consistent supply of nutrients. They accomplish this over an...
You could even try some warm weather vegetables like summer squash, winter squash or pumpkins in April. You could also start your cucumbers and melons in April as well. I have not tried warm season crops like tomatoes and peppers using winter sowing, but I bet it would work also if you ...
If you planing on moving them indoors for the winter in pots, you can put them in 5 gallon buckets to start with. Use heavy duty plastic buckets and drill a few dozen 3/8 to 1/2 inch holes in the bottom and all around the sides near the bottom. Plant your bucket level with the ...
gardened in the front yard. Our new house is in downtown Sun Prairie, WI, walking distance to parks and schools. I hope to create an inviting space to share with neighbors and wildlife. Even in winter we have already seen a red fox, rabbits, great horned owls, and many types of ...
(leaving a couple of inches of stalk so I can see where each plant was growing) and adding a heavy layer of compost will keep most of the hollyhocks growing and flowering for several more years. I don’t cut the stalks until I have harvested the seed heads, and I leave the seed ...
We like to rotate onions on a three-year rotation and compost any onion residue to keep them pest and disease-free. If onions have given you trouble in the past, following this guide can help ensure good production. Start your onions early, provide plenty of space and nutrients, keep them...
In the winter, your fridge doesn’t need to be set so high. The same holds true for your room’s thermostat settings. 8.Wear a uniform. Having an established clothing style is a unique way to cut down on your consumption of manufactured goods that consume the earth’s resources. While...
Sprouting seeds using a Bio Dome in the past has always worked really well for me. Other methods have also worked, but this last winter I had armadillo bugs in my soil, most likely they were in the compost which doesn’t get hot enough to kill them. The bugs ate my seedlings. It wa...
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