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Starting Seeds

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As much as I love winter, I am always excited about Spring. Starting seeds is always a sure sign that Spring is right around the corner. I usually have my garden plan set for the year and look forward to moving ahead. I love to do my planning during the cold days of winter, with a cup of tea in hand and a gardening catalogues or three.   I have two ways to get seed in the ground. The … [Read more...]


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Containers for Seed Starting

It won't be long until I can start planting the first seeds of the year. I can't wait - I always get itchy to get my hands in some dirt. I begin to dream of being in the garden, working the soil and being in the sun. For now I have to content myself with starting seeds indoors. Part of the process is getting my hands on containers for seed starting.   What containers to use for seed … [Read more...]


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Make A Personalized Seed Starting Schedule

At this time of year, my mind starts to fixate on seeds for the upcoming garden. Not that I can do anything about it; it is way too early for me to get any seedlings started indoors. I do, however, check my seed starting schedule to see when I can get those first seeds started.     Sometimes I will feed my urge and start some perennial flower seeds and … [Read more...]


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Never Buy Pea Seeds Again – Save Your Own Seed

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Who doesn't love to eat fresh garden peas? There's nothing like a handful of peas scooped right out of the pod and into the mouth. Just make sure you don't eat them all fresh! Save some for eating at any other time of the year.       Blanching and then freezing bags of garden peas to enjoy during the winter is a great idea. The peas will have that freshly picked … [Read more...]

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Planting with Some Incredible Seeds

We got back to our Valley a few days ago. One of the highlights of road tripping is returning back to our own home. While we love going away and exploring, we are always happy to be home again. So we are settling back in and getting to work; after all the outdoor season has begun. Warm weather means all the snow is gone and we have even managed to miss the dreaded mud season that leaves … [Read more...]

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How to Transplant Tomatoes

I always start my tomatoes under lights in our seedling room, plenty of time before transplanting them into the greenhouse. I start seedlings in recycled styrofoam coffee cups (or any other free container I can find). Check out all the strange containers I start our seeds in. They get a great start and they stay in that container until they are root bound.   How to Transplant … [Read more...]


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Transplanting Tomatoes into the Greenhouse

We've had a lot of rain over the last week and it is so wet in the garden that I can't get in there to put in any of the transplants. I have beans, corn and zucchini busting out all over the living room. We have much better luck transplanting rather than direct seeding any of the heat loving vegetables that we grow. Our elevation means cooler temperatures and so we get them started early … [Read more...]


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Direct Seeding (for Amanda)

Amanda has been reading our updates for quite awhile now - as a beginning gardener, she asks great questions that I try to answer in the Comments section. The other day, I wrote about Starting Seeds Indoors Under Lights. Amanda left a comment and I thought I should write up a post with more information. Please let me know if this helps you out too, as I know we have a lot of beginning … [Read more...]


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How to Grow Runner Beans in the Greenhouse

Incredibly versatile and super delicious, runner beans can be a great veggie to add to your plate. Here's how you can grow them in your greenhouse!  We love green beans, and usually grow pole beans (also called runner beans) every year. I try to can up at least four dozen pint jars of runner beans every year to store in our Cold Room. Because I want to be able to put up as many jars as … [Read more...]


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