Gardening tips, ideas, and thoughts for the home gardener.
Posted in Garden Prep, Vegetable Gardening on Nov 9th, 2009
Note:This is part two in a multi part series aimed at helping gardeners start a new vegetable garden. Look for links at the bottom of the article to the other segments of this report. Garden Size Considerations Before we move on to site preparation, you should consider how big you want your garden to be. [...]
Posted in Garden Planning, Vegetable Gardening on Nov 8th, 2009
Several years ago I had the crazy idea to try to make some money from my garden. I knew from my employment background at the time as a research assistant at the Noble Foundation that many small farmers were making good money selling vegetables. In particular, tomatoes were known to be a great crop. So [...]
Posted in Garden Prep, Vegetable Gardening on Nov 4th, 2009
Note:This is part one in a multi part series aimed at helping gardeners start a new vegetable garden. Look for links at the bottom of the article to the other segments of this report. So, you would like to start a vegetable garden. Good choice! Having your own vegetable garden brings many benefits. You can [...]
Posted in Seed Saving, Vegetable Gardening on Oct 25th, 2009
This year my family planted several varieties of heirloom bean seeds we purchased from Seed Savers Exchange. We tried Painted Pony, Calypso, Speckled Cranberry, and Brockton. We planted the seeds directly into the garden in early June after our long, wet spring. Since we only purchased one packet of each, we were able to seed [...]
Posted in Compost, Garden Prep, Vegetable Gardening on Oct 21st, 2009
With winter just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about your vegetable garden. I know that sentence sounds like an oxymoron, but working on your vegetable garden this time of year will really pay off in the spring. If you’ve already had a frost in your area, as I have, then your warm [...]
