Garden checklist: Spring flowers need feeding
Spring is in the air – which means it’s time to fertilize. Flowering and deciduous trees need the most nutrients (and water) in later winter and early spring as they bud out. Remember to water trees...
View ArticleFall vegetable gardening in Las Vegas
Cool Season vegetables can be planted in a Las Vegas garden from mid August and into November. UNCE recommends these vegetables to plant between Aug 10 and Oct 10: Chard, Lettuce, Carrots, Beets,...
View ArticleSummer veggies were just the first round
In the heat of summer, it's hard to imagine that the weather will ever be cool again. And with dry weather it's hard to imagine it becoming rainy again. But of course the weather does change, and...
View ArticleWhen to plant vegetables, fruits and flowers
Here is a timetable for planting a succession of vegetables and fruits this spring. Now through second week of April • Seed directly in the ground: peas, radishes, lettuce, spinach, potatoes, beets,...
View ArticleFoods to suit your sun sign
The influence of astrology in your life is not limited to future predictions, it also extends to your personality, your constitutional make up and your overall well-being. Health and diet go hand in...
View ArticleWhat to do in the Denver garden this week, Sept. 19-25
"Autumn is the hush before winter" says an insightful French proverb. We never know what kind of fall season we'll experience until it unfolds. Warm, dry days can keep us outside enjoying the waning...
View Article2015 gardening: What’s new from Burpee
If you’ve got the itch for gardening but know you can’t get into the garden yet, take a look through a gardening catalog or website to get ideas for the garden. Burpee has been around...
View ArticleBethlehem Area Public Library launching farm share program with Bechdolt's...
Movies, music, magazines and - of course, books - can all be picked up at the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Come this spring, fresh fruits and vegetables will be added to that list. The library in May...
View ArticleGarden checklist: Warm weather perfect for planting summer veggies
Is it hot enough yet? Your summer vegetables appreciate the heat – especially when putting down roots in May. Warm weather helps young plants get off to a fast start. Transplant tomatoes, peppers,...
View ArticleRodd Moesel: Regular rains improve fall gardening prospects
Many tender fall veggies should already be planted, like tomatoes, cowpeas, winter squash, pumpkins, eggplant, sweet corn and cilantro. By Rodd Moesel • It is time to get serious about fall gardening...
View ArticleSeniors grow vegetables and their community
Regardless of the language spoken, tomatoes and squash bring them together. Mixing Russian and Spanish with English, gardeners mingle after pulling weeds to swap vegetables along with advice. In new...
View ArticlePlanning the what, when and how of your fall garden
Even though you’re busy enjoying the fresh produce coming out of your summer garden, there is no better time to start planning for your fall garden. If you’ve never planted a fall garden then you don’t...
View ArticleAUGUST IN THE GARDEN
">August in the garden Hot, humid, and more hot. That’s how July was. What will August bring? It isn’t going to get any cooler, and we don’t expect any rain, so it feels like more of the same, only...
View ArticleSouth Florida Gardening 101: Vegetables to Plant in September
September is the beginning of the fall/winter gardening season in Florida. It is the month that South Florida gardeners plant most of their vegetables, and corresponds to April in more temperate...
View ArticleMaine church garden feeds neighbors in need (United Church of Christ)
(Source: United Church of Christ) Maine church garden feeds neighbors in need Written by Anthony Moujaes September 24, 2013 Members from Prides Corner Congregational in Westbrook, Maine, lay the soil...
View ArticleIn season: cucumbers
Pace Produce specializes in three vegetables: squash, tomatoes and cucumbers. Lots of cucumbers. So many cucumbers that the folks at the Saturday morning Green Market at Piedmont Park have labeled Pace...
View ArticleMaryland congregations provide community meals through Mission 4/1 Earth...
(Source: United Church of Christ) Maryland congregations provide community meals through Mission 4/1 Earth garden Written by Emily Schappacher August 13, 2013 Members of St. Paul's UCC and St. Mary's...
View ArticleHickory’s Brown family is eager to see green
Retired orthopedic surgeon Gene Brown of Hickory had two things in mind when he packed up his shingle in 1998: spending more time in his backyard gardens and keeping honeybees. For years now, he’s...
View ArticleThree things to consider before planting your fall garden
By LEE REICH Associated Press In the heat of summer, it's hard to imagine that the weather will ever be cool again. And with dry weather it's hard to imagine it becoming rainy again. But of course the...
View ArticleFruit & Vegetable Seed Market Worth $12.9 Billion by 2018
DALLAS, October 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report, "Fruit & Vegetable Seed Market, by Type [Brassica (Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Broccoli), Cucurbit (Cucumber,...
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