We are continually trying to improve are gardening abilities and as we grow we want to share our knowledge with you. These growing guides will walk you through, starting seeds all the way to when to harvest. We are also working on guides for saving seeds, so make sure to check that out as well.
Drying dill has become a routine here throughout the summer months. Growing dill in abundance, harvesting the dill plant, then stripping the leaves and drying in the dehydrator for a few days. It’s a little tedious, but then we have freshly dried dill from plants that we grew for us to use all year long. […]
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Every year we manage to grow a mass abundance of dill – without fail. In fact, I’d say that we improve our yields tremendously year over year. This wonderfully flavoured herb is easy to harvest once you know how to do it. In this article, I’ll go over our techniques for how to harvest dill
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Garlic has become one of our favorite vegetables to grow since we figured out how to successfully grow garlic in our Zone 5 garden. Every June, while we’re still weeks away from harvesting full garlic bulbs, the plants give us an early bonus harvest: garlic scapes. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use
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Growing raspberries in Zone 5 is one of the most rewarding things you can do in a home garden. Once established, raspberry plants can provide bowls of fresh berries every summer for years with surprisingly little maintenance. They’re hardy, productive, easy to propagate, and one of the best fruits for cold-climate gardeners. We grow several
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Tomatoes are one of the easiest plants to propagate from cuttings. In fact, a single tomato sucker placed in water or soil can grow into a full new tomato plant in just a couple of weeks. If you want free tomato plants without starting more seeds, propagation is one of the simplest gardening tricks to
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