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Saving Seeds in the Home Garden

Saving Seeds in the Home Garden

No doubt you are just as eager as I am for spring to arrive! Seed catalogs have been shopped and…
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A New Year, New Website and New Heirlooms for Sale!

A New Year, New Website and New Heirlooms for Sale!

As this new year begins, we’re celebrating our newly revised website, along with our 2018 lineup of heirloom tomato and…
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Heirloom Tomatoes & Veggies Ready NOW!

Heirloom Tomatoes & Veggies Ready NOW!

The Coeur d’Alene Coop will be at the UI Extension Master Gardeners Sod Buster plant sale on Saturday, May 6th,…
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Growing Tomatoes from Seed

Growing Tomatoes from Seed

There is nothing like the taste of a plump, juicy tomato just picked from the vine—it’s a taste of summer…
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A Glossary to Seed Starting

A Glossary to Seed Starting

It’s early March and I’m itching to start scratching in the dirt. Unfortunately, a good third of the garden is…
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2017 Heirloom Tomato and Vegetable Plant List

2017 Heirloom Tomato and Vegetable Plant List

The 2017 Coeur d’Alene Coop Heirloom Plant List We are pleased to announce the 2017 lineup of heirloom tomato and…
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Do you know the best crops to plant for our short-season growing region? My newsletter readers do -- and they also know what to sow indoors this month and what to (potentially) plant outside by the end of the month! That and more tips were in the March newsletter. You can check out my latest article, Short Season, Big Harvest, and explore what grows best around here! https://bit.ly/4rMIY9f 🍅 If you'd like more helpful and LOCAL gardening tips delivered to your inbox, you can subscribe to my newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/g2QHkj ... See MoreSee Less

Short Season, Big Harvest: The Best Crops for Northern Idaho - The Coeur d'Alene Coop

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Let’s face it, gardening here can be tough. We’ve had snow on Mother’s Day, and then, some years, temperatures have hit near 100 degrees. June is often wet and cold, which can cause warm-season ...
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Let's have a peek in the Coop's Growing Garage. Th Let's have a peek in the Coop's Growing Garage. This is where the seed-starting magic happens. 🌱

Pepper seedlings and few tomato seed-snails are about ready for transplanting.

Soon all these racks will be filled with pepper, tomato, eggplant, and tomatillo seedling. 🍅

But before that happens, we need to pot up and move the lettuce seedlings to the greenhouse. 🥬

It's a juggling act, but planning and the right timing keeps everything moving like clockwork. 🕰️

Time to get busy!

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