I recall a couple years ago in the early fall going out to the municipal compost pile with my Dad to drop some dried leaves, grass and spruce cones off. While there I started looking around, as one does when…
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Apr 28 2024
The Potato Trial - In Search of a New Potato Variety that Works for Me
Potatoes are one of the easiest, cost effective, beneficial, productive and nutritious vegetables to grow. But storing the harvest can prove problematic at times and so alternative methods like pressure canning and freezing have to be used to preserve the…
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Apr 21 2024
The Tomato Trial - Results of 2023 Tomato Trial and What's New for 2024
For years I only planted tomatoes I could get in the local stores or nurseries. But I got tired of the same varieties and when I found something I liked, they were not always available year to year. So I…
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Apr 7 2024
Establishing a Food Forest Orchard Garden - But Will it Save Me Money
Developing an orchard or even planting a couple trees takes time as we wait for them to produce. But if one is developing a food forest, the planning, implementing and then waiting for the ecosystem to develop can seem like…
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Mar 31 2024
Does Gardening Save Me Money - A Year In Review
Although I have been gardening for decades, it has always been viewed by folks as a lot of work that does nothing to save money. “You can buy it cheaper in the store” and “Once you include your labor and…
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Mar 24 2024
Every garden should have this perennial vegetable
As I sit to write this, we are a couple days into the spring equinox. And although temperatures have decided to take another dip into the deep freeze for the last days of March, it does not stop the dreaming…
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