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How to Grow Garlic in Cold Climates
Growing underground vegetables is one of my favorite things in life. In my experience, they usually require the least amount of hands on care, YET they require the most patience! Unlike tomatoes, you…
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How to Grow Green Onions: Everything From Growing Seeds To Saving Seeds!
I’ll get right to it: bunching onions will forever have a place in my garden. I’ve had them in my backyard for 3 years now, and they just keep getting better and better!…
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Storing & Organizing Your Seed Collection
How many of you are finding yourself swimming in seed catalogues right now? It’s that time of year. The holidays are past, things are calming down, seed companies are sending crisp catalogues to…
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How To Properly Save Seeds From Your Garden
The first seeds that I intentionally saved from my garden here in Colorado were from some gigantic African marigolds. It was the first year that I had enough planting space to grow tomatoes,…
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How To Properly Harden Off Seedlings
You did it! You finally decided to start your own vegetable and flower seeds this year instead of buying plants from big box stores. You’ve spent much of the last few months tending,…
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17 Natural Pest Control Tips
As we approach gardening season once again, I start becoming inundated with feelings of giddiness. I can visualize the bright green leaves of my beloved swiss chard. I can almost smell that distinct…
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10 Easy Vegetables To Grow In Your Garden
There’s no better time than now to learn how to grow your own food. The other day, I accidentally left a whole tray of my favorite beet seedlings out on a much-too-cold night…
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How to Cold Stratify Seeds Indoors
I have huge plans for my front yard this year. Huge. Gigantic. Super-sized. I’m converting a sad, invasive grass filled yard into a pollinator paradise. I cannot wait to see it full of…
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Seeds To Start In January
Gardening in Colorado certainly has its hurdles. One of these hurdles is trying to give my seedlings a big enough head start on the growing season without starting them too early. I want…
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12 Things to Include in Your Garden Journal
Gardening has crossed over from a mere hobby into a full blown passion. Over the last few years, I’ve found myself scouring the shelves at the library for any related book I could…
