For many in our area, growing peppers can be a great source of frustration. It takes forever for them to ripen, if they even ripen at all. And, even if you do get a few peppers to ripen, it’s just that: a few. Last year we grew peppers in the garden, but we grew even …
Apparently, there aren’t a lot of SEO friendly ways to say here are the crop successes and failures from 2022. So anyway, this post needs a better title, but I bring you lessons, successes and failures from our 2022 gardening season. Failures I guess I’ll start with the failures to get them out of the …
Selecting the Top tomatoes of 2022 The 2022 garden season came to an prolonged yet abrupt end at the beginning of November. We went straight from no sign of freezing to inches of snow in the first few days of the month. The tomatoes we harvested in mid October, in anticipation of a normal first …
In past gardening seasons, the biggest problem we’ve had with bugs has been earwigs munching on a few plants here and there. Surprisingly, earwigs, are one of the easier bugs to manage. This year, due to extended cool weather and damp conditions, the bug pressure has been significantly higher. Here are some strategies to keep …
It’s that time we’ve all been waiting for since the seed catalogs came out in December: planting time! And, of course, my favorite thing to plant is tomatoes. So, I thought I’d take a quick minute and share some tips and tricks for planting tomatoes that thrive. So, here it goes “how to plant tomatoes …
In a recent article, I discussed 7 tomato varieties that will be added to my 2022 garden. These varieties will accompany the 6 tomato varieties from last year that made the cut. I have definitely started a bit of a tomato collection. I guess some people collect stamps or knick nacks, but I collect tomato …
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In recent years, Big Box stores have perpetuated a garden season myth that you’ll want to be aware of and avoid. Starting in April (at least in our area), Garden centers start rolling out carts of vegetable starts, seeds, and the supplies you need to grow them. You can even find tomato and pepper starts …
It’s time to plant Carrots! Yay! Today, I bring you: How to plant carrots the best way (or at least the easiet way). The first time I planted carrots I remember reading on the back of the package that there were 300 seeds in the packet. I tried to sprinkle them slowly over my planting …
This week has been a wild ride weather-wise in the Pacific Northwest. It would seem that the snow we expected to see in the mountains back in February, finally decided to show up. We even had some snow at normal elevations yesterday evening and this morning. That didn’t stop me from getting out to the …
Soil is one of the biggest factors impacting garden success or failure. If your soil isn’t good, your plants will fail to thrive. If you are investing time and effort into growing a garden, you’re going to want to invest in good soil. So, here is what you need to know: the truth about your …