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Don’t trust what’s printed on a seed packet, either; onion timing isn’t dictated by any calendar month. It’s all about the warming soil plus the … Read more

Most barn owners treats composting like a black hole. Shovel soiled bedding in one corner, pile more over time, and wait until something dark appears. … Read more

So you try to grow a lawn by broadcasting some seed, or laying down new sod, hoping for a carpet of green. And then you … Read more

‘why doesn’t mine come up?’ you say of your lawn, comparing it to that of a neighbor’s. ‘I throw down seed and I water, but…nothing.’ … Read more

When the final application of fertilizer is spread, you look up at sky hoping for rain. Now the granules of potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen lies … Read more

You stand in the field with your seed just planted. Now all it need is heat to do its thing. It’s thermodynamic, the seeds beneath … Read more

Seedlings do best if kept cool and moist; lettuce require special care for germination (it’s a small seed and fussy). Keep the soil cool, keep … Read more

When is it time to plant yukon gold seed potatoes? You’ll know when the soil says so, often weeks into the spring here. You’ll be … Read more

You know that moment, when you remove a cutting from its parent plant, and cradle it carefuly as if it were made of glass. You … Read more

First you stop checking the daylies, then you stop checking the tomato plants, and eventually you stop checking the potato plants when the foliage gets … Read more

EGGPLANT’S A VEGETABLE, and most of us gardeners think all vegetables want is water and sun. Yes they do…but what eggplants really want are specific … Read more