Growing Food
Growing Food is edible gardening and food security.
– Growing fruits, vegetables, and herbs to promote self-sufficiency and reduce food costs.
– Interest in heirloom varieties and seed saving.
– Kitchen gardening
– Supporting local food systems and reducing the carbon footprint of food production.
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Red Malabar Spinach and Alyssum
To eat my Red Malabar spinach, I pull the leaves off the vine at staggered intervals and enjoy it in a salad or as…
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On Saving Tomato Seeds and Using Hügelkultur
I have been saving tomato seeds for almost 5 decades. The raw seed going straight to a paper towel to dry works, but it…
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How to Collect Tomato Seeds
First of all, you want to collect seeds from heritage or open-pollinated tomatoes. If you collect seeds from hybrid tomatoes, there is no telling…
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Cucumber Companion Plant and Canned Salsa
There is a lovely flower that I have started to grow as a cucumber companion plant that attracts a huge number of bees. I…
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A Great Year for Growing Peppers
I am going to try to save the seeds from which to grow peppers, but I am not sure if they will be viable.…
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FERTILIZER FOR GROWING COFFEE AT HOME
Many people cannot get enough coffee and start growing coffee plants in their homes! It is essential to take care of the coffee plant…
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Second Crops
Planting second crops of peas and beans and other vegetables at this time is well worth the effort. My fourth crop of lettuce is…
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Swiss Chard Recipe
The Swiss chard that is also growing in my cool weather planter is very ready to harvest. I have grown to love this vegetable.…
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Garden Refresh with Radishes
I planted radish seeds in individual seed cells, and they are all up and flourishing. According to the experiment that I am following, I…
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Cutting Lettuce with Scissors
I find the best way to harvest lettuce is to cut it as needed. The lettuce will continue to grow and can be cut…
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Experimenting with Vegetable Gardening
The marigolds, calendula and alyssum that were planted as tomato companion plants are doing well. As the blooms of the alyssum started to fade,…
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Wild Parsnip Rash and Around the Vegetable Garden
Sadly, I keep finding wild parsnip in and around the area and it is requiring a lot of my attention. I don’t like to…
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Veggie Bites – Cool Crop Planter and Gypsy Moths
If you would like to try a cool crop planter, you can plant one now. Find a large pot and place it in partial…
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Shipping Containers and Sustainable Food Production
It is a well-known fact by now that our current way of living on the planet is not sustainable. Global population continues to grow.…
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Veggie Bites – Peonies
I added compost to my peonies last year and overwintered them with maple leaves. They are much better this year. Often, we add soil…
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Veggie Bites – Hybridized Tomato and Rhubarb
They discovered that when Joan’s father saved the seed it started reverting and became its own type of tomato. If for example you use…
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Veggie Bites – Partial Shade Planter
My partial shade planter is starting to grow. It is not too late for you to plant a few seeds in partial shade as…
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Veggie Bites – Experiment with Pea Seeds
… I noticed that the experiment I had done with my pea seeds has been successful. As I continue to watch every gardening show…
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Veggie Bites – Head Start with Your Vegetable Garden
If you want to get a head start on some of your more tender vegetables in your garden them, now is the time to…
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Veggie Bites – Planting Vegetables
It is not too early to be planting some vegetables such as peas, chard, kale, beets, and lettuce. These cool weather crops will be…
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The Importance of Measuring Soil Temperature
Many factors affect how well a plant will grow. Everything from wind to soil nutrients will play a role. But it’s easy to overlook…
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Soil and Seed Temperature Germination Chart
How do tomato or lettuce seeds know when the temperature is right for germination? Well, this question will remain unanswered for now. We just…
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Veggie Bites – Layered Bulb Planter, Container Garden
I decided that I wanted to try a bulb ‘lasagna’ planter. These planters are often featured on my favourite British gardening shows. I removed…
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Veggie Bites – Seedlings
As the days have been getting longer, I have been monitoring my little seedlings and decided it was time to transplant several of them…
