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Mildew on your plants?
I have been bringing in my potted plants for the winter. After a week or so, I noticed I had a rosemary plant with a […]
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Tips for indoor Succulents
Succulents are popular for a number of reasons. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. If you are familiar with Pinterest […]
Fall Gardening Tips
Fall, the clash of the atmospheric titans, Winter and Summer is well underway. In the northern latitudes the we are on a weather rollercoaster. Cold […]
A Fall Visit to Heritage Farm and Seed Savers Exchange
Just north of Decorah, Iowa is the 800+ acre Heritage Farm. The farm is nestled among century old pines, babbling creeks and dramatic limestone bluffs. […]
Tips on Harvesting Pumpkins and Saving the Seeds
Here in the Northern part of the country Fall is in the air. It is a great time of year with warm days and cool […]
Gardening for Birds and Bees and Everything else
Gardening for birds, bees and other wildlife is not difficult — and it definitely does not mean your yard will look messy. The next issue […]
It’s Time to Start Saving Seeds for Next Year
‘Trail of Tears’ beans in pod With the vegetable garden bulging with produce and many flowers starting to fade, seed savers are on the look-out […]
Low Sugar Apple Sauce
This is the time of year when people love heading to their local orchard or (if they are lucky) harvesting the last few apples off […]
Pop-Up Parks
There is a phenomenon that has been gaining momentum over the past few years called pop-up parks. The idea is that a park is planned […]
Gardening with Recycled Materials
Gardening with Recycled Materials We’ll keep it short on words and long on pictures in this post as we review different ways of gardening using […]
Caprese Salad
The Caprese salad is a great way to use some of the fresh tomatoes and basil in your garden. Plus, it is really good for […]
How to grow green beans for a great salad
Cherokee Trail of Tears beans dried and ready for winter eating. One of the easiest and most rewarding vegetable crops for northern gardeners are green […]
Japanese Beetles - They’re here…
While they prefer roses, Japanese beetles will attack many plants, including daisies. While several weeks later than last year, Japanese beetles definitely have arrived in […]
Garden Chores for September
Sedum ‘Matrona’ is a fall bloomer that brings color to the September garden. As August ends and fall activities gear up, it’s easy to let […]
Five Easy Fall Container Ideas
By this time, some gardeners in the northern tier have experienced a frost or even a freeze, and that means summer container plantings may be […]
Stuffed Zucchini
This is the best stuffed zucchini recipe around. There are a lot of good recipes, but this is the one that I do every time […]
Is It Ripe Yet?
Is It Ripe Yet? Knowing when to pick vegetables for peak taste and texture is a skill many gardeners develop after years of trial and […]
Tips on drying Hydrangeas
Our most popular posts of all time was on growing Hydrangeas. This one article has had 140,000 page views and this number continues to climb. […]
Best Thing Ever to Make with Red Peppers
If you are lucky, your vegetable garden is bulging with colored peppers. If not, local farmers’ markets have plenty, and this recipe for red pepper […]
Preserving the Harvest
Preserving the Harvest: Some Options Raspberries ready for freezer