saving, storing, and organizing seed packets

January 15, 2021

I don’t know if most people realize that seeds last more than one year – often 10 or more years. I never throw out a seed packet until it stops germinating. A seed’s life span is different for different types of seeds. While parsnips, and onions last only a couple…

where to buy seeds

January 14, 2021

Seeds

It is only mid-January, but many varieties are running out of stock at on-line seed companies now. Time to order! I recommend purchasing from small, local seed companies. They will be selling varieties that are adapted to your area. I also like to support small, family-run companies. These are some…

washing pots for seed starting

January 11, 2021

Starting Seeds

I have a collection of old pots that I reuse again and again for seed planting. It is important to wash and disinfect them well to avoid diseases that can kill seedlings. I washed a big stack of 128-cell seed trays the other day. This should be all of the…

asparagus – how far apart to space

January 7, 2021

Garden Planning

I’m excited to be expanding my asparagus bed this year. It’s such a delicious crop and one of those vegetables that’s way better picked and eaten fresh from a home vegetable garden than from a grocery store. I’m planning to dedicate one of my oversized raised beds to asparagus. The…

2021 plan for my mom’s vegetable garden

January 6, 2021

Garden Planning, Mom and Dad's Garden

My mom’s vegetable garden is in her side yard along the tree line at the east side of an big open area. Several times in the past 40 or so years we have moved the garden further out into the yard and away from the trees. Of course, the trees…

2021 plan for my community garden plot

January 5, 2021

Community Garden Plot, Garden Planning

I’ve had this little community garden plot in Belmont MA for 12 or so years now. Forever, it seems. I got it back when I lived in an urban area with a small yard that had very little sunlight. I was so happy the day I was assigned to the…

my home garden plan for 2021

January 4, 2021

Backyard Garden, Garden Planning

I have extra space in my vegetable garden this year! My tomatoes will be mostly in the front yard, bush beans behind the chicken coop, and sweet potatoes in a plot on our hillside. Plus, I’m going to do container gardening on my driveway and patios. And I’m planning to…

Happy New Year! it’s time for garden planning

January 4, 2021

Garden Planning

The new year has started and I’m getting going on planning my garden for next year. The first thing I want to do is to make a diagram of what I’ll plant where. To do that I’ll reminisce about what did well last year and what I want to do…

today’s harvest

January 1, 2021

---, Harvests

I harvested bit of broccoli (Marathon) and cilantro today from under the covers of my winter low tunnel. The tunnel is about 4 feet high and protected with three layers of winter row cover and a top layer of green house plastic. It’s pretty cozy in there. I have never…

today is giving Tuesday

December 1, 2020

Food Pantry Garden

I’ve been working hard this summer on Aurelia’s Garden, a non-profit company I started with a several friends. We’re growing vegetables for donation to local food pantries. We’ve grown and donated over 2,000 pounds of produce this year to Open Table of Maynard, which serves Middlesex county (in Massachusetts) officially,…

saving, storing, and organizing seed packets

where to buy seeds

washing pots for seed starting

asparagus – how far apart to space

2021 plan for my mom’s vegetable garden

2021 plan for my community garden plot

my home garden plan for 2021

Happy New Year! it’s time for garden planning

today’s harvest

today is giving Tuesday

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