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The Culinary Flavor Bomb You Need To Grow This Fall

The Culinary Flavor Bomb You Need To Grow This Fall

Garlic isn’t just a kitchen staple—it’s a touch of garden magic wrapped in papery skin. Whether you roast it until…
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Understanding Garlic Scapes and How to Use Them

Understanding Garlic Scapes and How to Use Them

Take a stroll through the Farmer’s Market now through the end of June and you’ll no doubt come across bunches…
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Episode #2: How to Extend Your Garden Season; Plus Planting Fall Garlic

Episode #2: How to Extend Your Garden Season; Plus Planting Fall Garlic

In Podcast Episode 2, I share a few ideas on how you can extend your gardening season into late fall…
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How to Grow and Harvest Garlic – It’s Easy!

How to Grow and Harvest Garlic – It’s Easy!

Garlic is one of the easiest vegetable crops to grow and is relatively free from disease and insect infestations. In…
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Garlic Types to Grow in the Home Garden

Garlic Types to Grow in the Home Garden

Next to home-grown tomatoes, nothing compares to the freshness and pungent flavor of home-grown garlic! Once you experience just how…
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Harvesting Garlic

Harvesting Garlic

Harvesting Garlic at the Chicken Ranch This week the garden took on the faint aroma of an Italian kitchen with…
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Three seed packets.Three very different stories.🌱 What exactly is an heirloom?🌱 Can you save seed from a hybrid?🌱 Should you be concerned about bioengineered seeds in your garden?If you've ever wondered -- or felt a little confused -- you're not alone. In my Seed Starting for the Home Gardener: A Deep Dive class on March 14, we go well beyond how to fill a tray with soil.We talk seed types.We talk genetics (simply)We talk about what actually matters for home gardeners -- and what doesn't.Understanding your seeds makes you a better gardener before you ever plant one.Join me. Bring your questions. Leave smarter. 🥬Register link in bio or bit.ly/3Nvn6jB#thecoeurdalenecoop#seedstarting2026 #idahomastergardeners #gardensmarter ... See MoreSee Less

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Three seed packets. Three very different stories. Three seed packets.
Three very different stories.

🌱 What exactly is an heirloom?
🌱 Can you save seed from a hybrid?
🌱 Should you be concerned about bioengineered seeds in your garden?

If you've ever wondered -- or felt a little confused -- you're not alone. 

In my Seed Starting for the Home Gardener: A Deep Dive class on March 14, we go well beyond how to fill a tray with soil.

We talk seed types.
We talk genetics (simply)
We talk about what actually matters for home gardeners -- and what doesn't.

Understanding your seeds makes you a better gardener before you ever plant one.

Join me. Bring your questions. Leave smarter. 🥬

Register link in bio or 
bit.ly/3Nvn6jB

#thecoeurdalenecoop
#seedstarting2026 
#idahomastergardeners 
#gardensmarter
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