Cucumbers are a versatile vegetable to grow in our home gardens. They taste wonderful sliced on to green salads, diced for a taco condiment, grated into tzatziki, or just fresh off the vine. The small pickling variety of cucumbers are a quick addition … Continue reading
Category Archives: Crop Planning
Phenological Gardening
Phenology is the science of appearances in nature, slightly blended with legend. It tracks plant and animal development, watching how they are influenced by climate and season, along with observations from people who have worked the ground for generations. Natives … Continue reading
Intensive Companion Planting
I’ve been planting my vegetable gardens intensively since stumbling upon a book called High-Yield Gardening published in 1986. Some of the information is, of course, outdated now, but I still refer to it for companion planting selections and season extending … Continue reading
Starting Vegetable Seeds
I admit it … I went a little crazy when ordering vegetable seeds in January. Over 30 glorious packages arrived from West Coast Seeds in early February (adding to my seed hoarding habit). Since we haven’t got a greenhouse built yet, … Continue reading
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