My Garden

Getting Started with the GrowBox

27 May 2012

One of the sponsors that caught my attention at the Garden2Blog conference I attended early this month was The Garden Patch, inventors of a self-watering container garden system called Grow Box. The minds behind the product are no newbies in the industry – they are responsible for another similar product with a name known throughout [...]

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My Earth Garden: Winter Sowing Tomatoes

Winter Sowing Update: Day 33

22 March 2012

Time for another update on the winter sowing experiment I started on February 17th with 7 Aunt Ruby’s German Green tomato seeds in a 2-liter soda bottle. The bottle has remained in its safe place beneath the wooden steps at the front door where it can be safe from overzealous winds and flooding rains while [...]

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Winter Sowing Update: Day 21

9 March 2012

3 weeks ago today I started my first winter sowing container outside made from a 2-liter soda bottle. It is a green bottle which is why I loving refer to it as my tiny greenhouse. I know. Clever. Because we live on an elevated slope that catches a lot of wind from three directions, I [...]

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What is Winter Sowing?

17 February 2012

Winter sowing is one of those ideas that you hear and though you hadn’t considered it before, you wonder why because it just makes sense. Exactly as you might imagine based on the name, it is the act of sowing seeds outdoors in the winter. The idea makes a lot of sense because it works [...]

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How to Collect and Save Basil Seed

2 September 2011

It is quite simple to save basil seed once you know what you’re looking for.  The seeds are tiny and easily missed but when you have seen basil seed collected you will be ready to do it yourself in no time. This year we have really enjoyed our lemon basil plant. It has added some [...]

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The Incredible Edible Okra

23 June 2011

If you aren’t from the South you may not have ever had okra, but this southern staple can hold surprises even for those of us who have loved it all our lives. While finishing up a writing project for one of my clients this morning I happened upon a snippet of information that proves once [...]

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The Black Pear Heirloom Tomato

19 June 2011

When John brought home a Black Pear Heirloom Tomato seedling from a trip to Virginia a few weeks ago I was intrigued.  I’d never grown the variety before but even more surprising, I’d never tasted it.  After doing a bit of research and reading comments from home growers around the country I anticipated the first [...]

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