Growing and Harvesting Tips
Featured Growing and Harvesting Tips
Flowers Seeds For Spring - Brenda's article is full of helps for choosing flower seeds for sewing in early Spring!
How to Plant Bulbs for a Burst of Color - Fall is the prime season for planting bulbs to give your landscape a burst of color in spring. Review our free gardening article to help achieve a colorful spring garden.
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.
Fall Planting of Wildflowers - Enjoy pretty wildflowers in the spring by planting them in the fall!
Paperwhites for Winter Charm - Paperwhites, Narcissus tazetta, are a charming variety of daffodil that you'll enjoy adding to your garden!
Easy Summer Herbs - Learn all about easy herbs to grow and use throughout the summer season! It's not too late to plant!
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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