I harvested spinach and broccoli on Saturday. When you cut a head of broccoli off, still leave the stalk and continue to water and wait for another smaller shoot. It is getting warmer here and I wonder how long to keep it going. So far, another shoot is growing so I will leave it in. […]
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I planted four tomato plants on my cattle panel trellis and two tomato plants on my nylon trellis. All six are doing great, and I have over 15 tomatoes on one plant! It is exciting to see my first spring tomatoes! One tip on tomatoes, I trim or break off the extra leaves at the […]
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Today I picked my largest head of cauliflower. I have 5 more smaller ones that I will keep growing. To see about how to grow cauliflower and when I planted these, click the cauliflower category to the right. I rescued these plants from Walmart just after Christmas day. To learn how to garden this way, […]
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Saturday I stopped by my favorite garden store to see my friend Donna Faye. She has been a huge help to me over the past few years and has taught me a lot about gardening. I asked her if she would be willing to sell my Raised Urban Garden boxes and she agreed, so my […]
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I planted leeks and onions back on this date and I have loved having fresh onion tops. I regularly cut the tops off to cook with and they grow back. I pulled all my leeks today as they had all gone to seed. I didn’t really think much about it, I just kept taking pictures thinking […]
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I decided to try a second attempt at growing carrots and planted these on December 14th. They have looked to be growing well, but you never know until you pull them. I did choose a six-inch variety hoping they would be longer than the first ones I planted last year. A blog reader named Wendy […]
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