Early spring gardening – Build the soil!
Early Spring Gardening: Build the Soil! What can you do in the garden on these warm early spring days? Take a Soil Sample This would be a good time to…
My garlic’s up! What should I do?
My Garlic is UP! What Should I Do??? As the weather warms up, you will see the garlic that you planted in November emerge from the soil. It looks like…
Seeds and Seed-Starting
Seeds & Seed-Starting Buying Seeds Check out our favorite seed companies here >>>First of all...YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY NEW SEEDS EVERY YEAR!Most seeds stay viable for at least a…
Hibernation
We need rest in our year. One of the things I truly love about living in New England is the way the natural world dominates. The winter is time to…
Late Summer Gardening: Alani’s garden stories
The late summer winds and storms are here. This is the time of year when I really start evaluating the whole season and thinking about the next. Keeping a journal to record thoughts, successes, failures and ideas at this time of year is so helpful to look back at in the winter when I’m planning the next season.
Succession Planting
Hopefully your garden is going strong and is overflowing with produce! If you grew lettuce, broccoli, Asian greens, peas, beets, cabbages and other Spring crops, they are probably all about…
Watering your soil!
Here are some watering tips. Actually not just tips - watering properly can make or break a successful garden. Did you notice the title of the post? Water the soil…
Orders for Summer Collections extended
Ok everyone, we're extending the time for ordering all of the summer collections until May 16th! We looked at the plants still doing great in the greenhouse and Alani and…
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Basic terms and ideas
Seedling: A baby plant anywhere from the first sprout stage of cotyledons up to a small plant with some true leaves. Cotyledon: The first leaves to sprout out of a…