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Raised Beds – Soil Needs

Raised Beds – Soil Needs

While we can’t help you build the beds, we can help you fill them! First step is deciding whether you want to use a pre-mixed blend, or to build your own… Pre-Mixed Soil for Raised Bed Planters: Use any pre-mixed soil specifically for planting such as...
Potatoes Grown in a Bag- It’s Easy

Potatoes Grown in a Bag- It’s Easy

Grow Potatoes in a Bag – It’s Easy!    Start by choosing three or four seed potatoes for a medium sized bag. Make sure you use seed potatoes and not potatoes from the supermarket. The potatoes in the market have been treated to keep them from developing sprouts. When...

Herbs & Veggies – Plant Your Fall Crop

I don’t stop preparing food in the fall so I don’t stop growing my own food either! Growing vegetables and herbs isn’t just for spring or summer. You can add fall planting to your garden calendar and keep that kitchen garden producing the good stuff. While...
Pesto – Summer and the Living is Easy!

Pesto – Summer and the Living is Easy!

Pesto is certainly one of the easiest recipes to prepare. If you haven’t tried it yourself then the time has come! You can buy it in a jar but to really appreciate the flavor, make it with the freshest herbs possible, the ones you’ve grown! It’s believed the basic...
Growing Tips for Edibles – July

Growing Tips for Edibles – July

VegetablesPlants that will be ready for harvesting this month beets, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, kale, lettuce, peas, potatoes, radishes, summer squash, carrots, tomatoes, turnips, and peppers.Harvest vegetables regularly as they ripen. This will encourage the...
Starting A Kitchen Garden

Starting A Kitchen Garden

We’re all hearing more and more about growing your own food. Fun, rewarding and most of all easy! Easy? That depends on what you consider easy. A kitchen garden can be anything from an herb plant on a windowsill to an entire garden devoted to edibles. A full...