Growing and Harvesting Tips
Featured Growing and Harvesting Tips
Summer Garden Care - Summer is a time of excitement in the garden as we wait for flowers to bloom, vegetables to ripen and herbs to ready for harvest. You can keep tabs on your garden, herb and flower beds by doing a little at a time rather than saving up garden chores until they become an all day affair.
Autumn Garden Chores - Let us help make your Autumn garden chores less work with our tips and ideas!
Edible Flowers - Get up to speed on your edible flowers with our gardening article full of yummy flowers and recipes for using them!
Self Fertilizing Vegetable Container Garden - Create a self fertilizing container vegetable garden with our tips and tutorial.
Freezing the Vegetable and Herb Harvest - September and October are a time of harvest in the garden and this is the perfect time to think about freezing vegetables and herbs for later use!
Living Christmas Trees - Tis the season when lots of people drag a real tree into their house and decorate it. Some people buy live trees that are balled in burlap instead of a cut tree. A live tree is a great idea, but many people make serious mistakes when it comes to handling a live tree, and they end up losing their money. ...
Growing and Harvesting Tips
Summer Harvest Tea
Before the cool weather sets in, enjoy the bounty of your herb, flower and vegetable gardens by giving a Summer Harvest Tea Party. Plan your theme around the garden, invite friends and family. Don't make it a formal affair, but rather a way to celebrate everyone's gardens and share produce, flowers, seeds and advice.
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Harvesting and Using Summer Squash
Summer squash is one of my favorite vegetables. I love the yellow summer squash in particular. They should be harvested while still tender, when they have a "glossy" appearance and are still small. You will most likely need to harvest daily once they start to appear.
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