A cold frame is a solid structure that covers crops to keep them warmer than the outside
One cup of broccoli leaves contain 100 per cent of the RDA of vitamin C
Hybrid seeds often out-perform open pollinated
Radishes grow quickly and need a lot of water.
Weeds have gotten away on me, I’ve just finished laying out my soaker hoses
Cornucopias of vegetables don’t arrive at the table by themselves.
The oats and quinoa were more trouble to process than an old granny lady like me cared to deal with.
Some crops like tomatoes don’t cross pollinate well
My new packet of spinach didn’t grow when I put the seeds directly into potting soil
A few years ago I bought a small packet of alfalfa seeds
David says I’m two-timing the garden.
The mid-July sowings produce crops that will become large enough to take them through the winter
The cover crop of winter rye still waves at me from the garden
When crops don’t contain the minerals they need, they cannot provide other nutrients we depend on.
My favourite sorts of seedling starters are the plastic cells that fit inside trays
To get a jump on the season and avoid early spring predation, I sow most plants in flats inside
Houses used to be built with a cool room intended for food storage
Animals seem to think we planted our gardens just for them.
Until I read Gojmerac’s book on bees, I hadn’t realized the value of allowing cover crops to flower
I’m hearing that some gardeners in the States cannot find seed packets for sale
