Winter is here and temperatures have dropped in most of the country. If you have vulnerable outdoor plants, you will want to protect them from the cold. When we visited my in-laws in upstate New York I noticed that their […]
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Preparation for a Vegetable Garden
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.January 13, 2015
Do you see what has landed in my mailbox? Yes, the vegetable garden seed magazines are arriving! Even though it is winter and freezing, I have started planning my Spring vegetable garden. I absolutely love looking through the seed magazines. […]
Read the full article →Putting a Garden to Rest for Winter
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Winter has arrived and I finally was able to put my vegetable garden to rest for winter. With our busy schedule and weather delays, we are putting the garden to rest later than usual. Better late than never though! If […]
Read the full article →Fall Foliage: Ornamental Kale
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Among the pots and pots of fall mum’s, small pots of Ornamental Kale were hiding at our local grocery store today. I (Litsa) was unaware of Ornamental Kale as a seasonal annual plant. In the south—-at least in our southern, […]
Read the full article →Gardening: Weather Watch for Frost
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.October 12, 2014
It’s that time of year wear the weather really plays a role with vegetable gardens. We have yet to have frost here in central Virginia but it will probably happen soon. We still have tomatoes, peppers, kale and herbs growing […]
Read the full article →Tip on Growing Bell Peppers
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We have grown bell peppers in our vegetable garden for the last few years. It takes awhile for bell peppers to mature and that is the reason that they are so costly in the store. The longer you leave the […]
Read the full article →How to Freeze Peas
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.September 23, 2014
In West Tennessee, peas are flooding the Farmer’s Markets——–and luckily my mother in law’s garden (Litsa’s). An excess of peas is a great option for those that have time to shell and freeze peas. After picking peas on Friday, my […]
Read the full article →Gardening: Signs of Worms on Vegetable Plants
This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.September 11, 2014
Worms and caterpillars are a vegetable gardeners enemy. In a short time, a worm or a caterpillar can destroy a vegetable plant. It starts with a few holes in the leaves followed shortly by the computation of the whole leaf. […]
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