Three Sisters (and Some Cousins) Garden
This is my January posting for “You Can Grow That”. Check out the other contributions over at You Can Grow That. Six Four Words of Wisdom for January and New Gardeners: Grow What You Want (to Eat)...
View ArticleEarly Sunflowers: You Can Grow That!
Today’s installment of “You Can Grow That” is all about growing early sunflowers. What are early sunflowers? Just sunflowers you start indoors while it’s still cold so they can be ready to plant as...
View ArticleMilkweed: You Can Grow That!
Milkweed is a nursery plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. I’ve always thought it was hard but decided to take the plunge this year and grow it. Turns out, it’s not hard after all. Yes, we can...
View ArticlePlan T for Peppers: You Can Grow That!
Some gardening seasons, I run through all my back-up plans for various plants. This year, it’s the peppers that are making me resort to Plan T, as Sweet Hubby calls it. “Plan T” means we had to buy...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: In a Pot, In a Block, In a Raised Bed.
Yes, you can grow that veggie garden wherever you can fit it in: in a pot, in concrete blocks, in your landscape, in a corner of your driveway, in your side yard that gets all the sun, in the roses, in...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: The Monarch Butterfly Version
Now that the monarchs have made it to Mexico, we can take a deep breath and get you caught up on our monarch-raising adventures. It was surprisingly easier than I expected. The only difficulty came...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: A Bat Garden
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my Disclosure Statement here for more info. One of my dearest friends has a daughter who has fallen in love with bats. She knows more about bats than...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: Bush Beans
While we wait on our new garden soil to be delivered, we still need to get a few veggies planted. Bush beans are one of those particular veggies. Thankfully, they grow well in containers. We have a...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: Again
If only seed starting went as well as I planned, I’d spend all day giving away the garden or planting in it. But it doesn’t. Some days, you just have to start again. I have some seeds that grow like a...
View ArticleYou Can Grow That: Tomatoes to Give Away
We had so much fun giving away tomatoes last spring that we decided to go it again this year. Along with the Romas, we’re adding some beefsteak and cherry tomatoes. Our tomatoes last year went to homes...
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