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Fall is a great time to plant lettuces and other greens. Don't forget peas and radishes too! As long as you get about 60 days before really heavy frosts, you can plant a whole new round of cool season vegetables. You can even plant leeks, onions and garlic for the following spring. The best time to start planting is mid August to mid September. Check out your weather and frost dates. October my work for in your area.
I grow a lot of lettuces and greens in containers. I over seed them and pick baby greens. I also transplant some of the container greens into my raised beds. This year I grew cilantro, arugula, spinach, and several varieties of green and red lettuces. I am even experimenting with radishes in containers.
Here is the video of my Fall container greens to give you a basic idea of how to do it. It is easy!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
How to Test Sprout/Germinate Your Garden Seeds
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There is nothing worse than planting bad seed. If you have left over seed or collect seed you want to test germinate it each year. It not only saves you time and frustration but also money. Seed can last quite a long time, even up to 5 years. The key to keeping your seed viable is to keep in an air tight container and store it in a cool place. This video shows you how to test germinate your garden seeds.
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There is nothing worse than planting bad seed. If you have left over seed or collect seed you want to test germinate it each year. It not only saves you time and frustration but also money. Seed can last quite a long time, even up to 5 years. The key to keeping your seed viable is to keep in an air tight container and store it in a cool place. This video shows you how to test germinate your garden seeds.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
CurbsideChaos and A Usefull Site For Gardeners!
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
There are a lot of garden sites around. I was interested in Curbside Chaos because of a $5,000 yard make-over they were giving away. $5000 would certainly rebuild my raised beds and buy me the stone I need for a stone patio and walk way through my garden. Too bad I didn't win! You can see what the home owner won in this video. What would you do with a yard make-over?
CurbsideChaos not only gave away a yard make-over but they are donating $1.00 to Rebuilding Together - a national leading nonprofit that works to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities. You can help Rebuilding Together by tweeting the hashtag #CurbsideChaos, "Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done."
One unique feature to this site is the Garden Guru Tool. All you have to do is enter the following information:
Your Country
Your Location (Planting Zone) in your Country
Choose the type of bulb you want to grow from their list
Check out the Planting Guide that shows you how to plant your bulbs
Fall is bulb planting time in my zone. I used the Garden Guru Tool to find out about bulb planting details based on bloom time while at Curbside Chaos. Planting bulbs around you home and even in your vegetable garden is a great way to bring color to your home and yard. You don't have to be a seasoned gardener to plant bulbs.
Planting bulbs is an activity you can do with your children to teach them about Nature and care. They can see the rewards of their work come spring! Bulbs are easy to plant and really don't require more than dig, drop and bury (Done!). If you want help and information about bulbs, check out this site for your bulb needs: visit www.digdropdone.com to learn more.
While you are there you can meet three women... well a fun way to learn about planting bulbs. Each women represents a life style so to speak. The videos are fun, very informative and a great way to learn about bulbs. I could relate to Eveyln, having deer and other 'neighbors' that enjoy munching on my bulbs! Plus there are lots of tools there to find the bulbs you want for your planting needs. So go add some bulbs to your garden!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fall Cool Weather Container Lettuces, Greens and Radishes
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I mention I want to harvest into November. Here are my bucket and container gardens. I planted several kinds of lettuce. The 'Black Seeded Simpson' is the fastest growing lettuce. The spinach is doing well. I also planted cilantro, arugula and two kinds of radishes.
I planted radishes to see if they would grow in containers in a useful way. I have standard round in one container and the other one holds 6-8 inch long tap radishes. So far so good.
The interesting thing about greens is many of them can freeze, so light frost is no big deal. Spinach often actually over-winters. The seeds in here were planted toward the end of August. Again, fall planting of cool weather vegetables works.
The other thing you can do and you can see my buckets are over-seeded, is transplant them. I will transplant a lot of the greens into a new 12 inch raised bed I made. It is my attempt to stop the rabbit that has taken up homestead in my garden. Damn rabbit! Gardens are for adults.
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I mention I want to harvest into November. Here are my bucket and container gardens. I planted several kinds of lettuce. The 'Black Seeded Simpson' is the fastest growing lettuce. The spinach is doing well. I also planted cilantro, arugula and two kinds of radishes.
I planted radishes to see if they would grow in containers in a useful way. I have standard round in one container and the other one holds 6-8 inch long tap radishes. So far so good.
The interesting thing about greens is many of them can freeze, so light frost is no big deal. Spinach often actually over-winters. The seeds in here were planted toward the end of August. Again, fall planting of cool weather vegetables works.
The other thing you can do and you can see my buckets are over-seeded, is transplant them. I will transplant a lot of the greens into a new 12 inch raised bed I made. It is my attempt to stop the rabbit that has taken up homestead in my garden. Damn rabbit! Gardens are for adults.
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Fall Pea Success in Maryland Zone 7
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I hope you got a round of peas in for the fall. I know it is hard to keep planting sometimes but the rewards pay off. In my area (Zone 7), you get a cool weather fall planting season. It is Oct 2nd and my August planted peas have matured. I have been picking pods. The containers held cucumbers, tomatoes and basil. I removed the cucumbers and tomatoes in August and planted peas.
If you look closely you can see dozen vines climbing on the old cages. The basil is still alive, mixed in with the peas. The trellis on top of the cages was place there when I cut the grass. When I came back to move it, oh weeks later, the peas grow through it. So it stays!
You may have to click the photo to enlarge and see the peas. The 'Sarah's Galapagos' is a bit distracting. But it is still producing currant type tomatoes.
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I hope you got a round of peas in for the fall. I know it is hard to keep planting sometimes but the rewards pay off. In my area (Zone 7), you get a cool weather fall planting season. It is Oct 2nd and my August planted peas have matured. I have been picking pods. The containers held cucumbers, tomatoes and basil. I removed the cucumbers and tomatoes in August and planted peas.
If you look closely you can see dozen vines climbing on the old cages. The basil is still alive, mixed in with the peas. The trellis on top of the cages was place there when I cut the grass. When I came back to move it, oh weeks later, the peas grow through it. So it stays!
You may have to click the photo to enlarge and see the peas. The 'Sarah's Galapagos' is a bit distracting. But it is still producing currant type tomatoes.
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