Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
SAVE THE DATE: Registration opens soon! We’ll cover all the basics of starting a vegetable garden from seed (plus herbs and flowers, too). Topics include seed biology, what seeds need to germinate, soils and fertilizers, the timing and understanding of days to maturity, and seed-starting equipment. Plus, each participant receives a free packet of seeds. Let’s get our 2025 growing…
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The Christmas cactus (genus Schlumbergera) is one of the most popular plants to give and receive during the holiday season. And for a good reason – its cheery flowers of many colors can brighten even the grayest winter days. I recently had the pleasure of visiting with my fellow Idaho Master Gardener, Brenda Hochhalter, who is, by all accounts, the…
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The garden year has no beginning and no end. This quote by Elizabeth Lawrence rings true. Although we have put our gardens to bed for the winter, different garden activities continue. Thankfully, with much less toiling. Now begins a quieter season of reflecting, reviewing, dreaming, and planning for next year’s garden. Sadly, many gardeners overlook this step, which is just as…
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Next to weeding the garden, the chore most gardeners dread is fall cleanup. If you garden, you’re familiar with the annual October drill of clearing the beds, emptying containers, cutting back perennial flowers, and raking fallen leaves or pine needles. Getting the garden in order before winter sets in takes a lot of work. Don’t Work So Hard The good…
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