Gardening

Growing up I was never a big fan of spinach and never thought I would be writing about how to grow spinach. My early  dislike for spinach came from watching Popeye the Sailorman ‘pop’…

For two years I attempted to successfully grow leaf lettuce indoors from seeds with no luck. After that, I decided to direct seed outdoors and had good success. However, still determined to start seedlings…

If you are contemplating starting a garden, you are likely thinking about building or buying raised beds (an elevated bed that is relatively small). Raised beds are very popular and have several benefits. The…

Watching seeds germinate is fascinating. It is particularly interesting watching as the seedlings first emerge with cotyledon leaves (sometimes referred to as seed leaves) and then grow true leaves. I can remember sitting in…

How to make soil blocks for planting seeds…

I really love starting seeds indoors because there is such a joy when the seedlings emerge. Next, watching as the seedling matures enough to be planted is equally rewarding. Finally, the biggest excitement, of…

Recently, I engaged in a discussion about the difference between hybrid and heirloom seeds. After the discussion, I was not entirely clear about several terms discussed. Therefore, I did my own research on understanding…

African Violets were a favorite of my mother and were always present in our home growing up. After I graduated from college, the first flower I purchased was an African Violet. I have been…

There is a saying that ‘what gets measured gets done’. With that in mind, I think it is interesting to understand the trends in organic production and consumption. In this post, I have summarized…

Crop rotation is one of the key practices followed by organic gardeners/farmers. Crop rotation is the practice of moving vegetables around your garden each year (e.g. not planting your lettuce in the same place…