Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
Spring is officially here – the garden centers, nurseries, and big-box stores are overflowing with a plethora of plants and flowers. Oooh, the temptation is great to start buying and planting! Don’t Be Too Eager But hold on…don’t get too overzealous – it’s still too early to plant those warm season vegetables (like tomatoes, peppers), herbs (basil), or flowers (petunias…
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Starting garden vegetables from seed is easy and cost effective – plus you’ll find pages upon pages of varieties and cultivars in catalogs and online! To ensure your seed starting is successful, avoid these 8 common seed starting mistakes. Starting Seeds at the Wrong Time. Timing is everything when it comes to growing from seed. Whether you are starting indoors…
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Read Part 1 here! Starting vegetable seeds indoors is fairly easy to accomplish, even for a beginner gardener. Expensive seed-starting equipment isn’t required, although a few extra items can improve your home seed-starting results. Gather Your Supplies Here’s a list of the basic supplies you’ll needed to get started: Seeds (see Part 1 for varieties to start indoors) Good quality…
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My urge to get “growing” is strong as we get closer to spring (in just over four weeks!!). I confess, I’ve dabbled in the dirt already – having sown a few flats of basil, thyme, parsley, and chives in mid-January. But the serious work of starting more than 1,000 heirloom tomato and vegetable seedlings is about to begin. I…
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