Welcome! This blog is dedicated to helping you grow food and have a better garden. Every year I do a real time garden video series that covers everything! Watch me as I grow in Maryland on my 2 acre garden homestead. Thanks for Visiting "A Garden Wants to Give. All You Have to Do is Help it Along!" Cheers!
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Fig trees can take 20-25 degree F temperatures depending on the variety but when you get into consecutive days of of sub 20 degree temperatures the fig branches often freeze through and die. You want to protect them so you get figs the following year. If you don't protect them you often get new growth/branches that come up from the roots/ground but don't have enough time to produce the inverted flowers or fruit. You want to wrap you fig tree with 3 layers in Maryland Zone 7.
Good Luck with Your Garden,
Gary (The Rusted Garden)
Many herbs are perennials. A great time to divide them is in the fall after a frost. One tool I use regularly in the garden is a soil knife. It makes for quick divisions. Just dump out your container herbs or dig up a plant creating a nice root-ball and cut it into to pieces. Nothing fancy. Put the divisions in a temporary place and come spring, you'll have herb plants ready to be transplanted where you'd like. You can do this for most perennial plants including your flowers.
Good Luck with Your Garden,
Gary (The Rusted Garden)
You can find all kinds of tomato seeds for sale on my blog. They have all been tested germinated and are ready for 2017 sale. I hand collect many of my tomato seeds. Herbs are also ready. You can find them down the left side of my blog.
My Test Germinated Tomatoes and Herbs 2017
Pepper seed and leafy greens are currently being test germinated. I buy these seeds in bulk and test the seeds I get. I should have them available in January.
Good Luck with Your Garden,
Gary (The Rusted Garden)
25 Pack Vegetable Seed Give-Away 2016
(Just Type the Words 'Enter Me' in Comments for a Chance to Win)
WINNER was PICKED 12/15/16
Join my FB Group Called Grow It Cook It Eat for a chance to win 25 packs of seeds. Just join, find the 25 Pack Seed Give-Away post and just say enter me in the comment section. Yep I am looking to bring members into my group and figured a seed give-away would be fun.
On December 15th I will randomly draw from new members of this group. Thanks so much for joining and inviting people. I am working on my seed starting videos this weekend for this group. And... please add your own videos and pictures to the group as it adds to everyone's experience.
Good Luck with Your Garden,
Gary (The Rusted Garden)
Here's to a great gardening 2017 season. We do a video series called Grow It Cook It Eat It.
As we build members this month, we will be focusing, come January, on seed starting you own vegetables. January will start with lighting, seed starting supplies and starting herbs. Why not join our FB group and learn!
We are launching a Gardening and Cooking FB Group focused on sharing home grown food with family and friends. Check out the pinned description for details and group theme. We have a big season planned for GCE 2017. I'll start be giving away 25 packs of seeds (mixed lot) on December 15th to a randomly drawn new GCE member.
Below is the description of the Grow It Cook It Eat FB group.
Coley and I welcome you to Grow It, Cook It, Eat It.
We started the GCE video series out of our passion for gardening and cooking. We have big plans for 2017. We invite you to join us and everyone here!
This group will teach you how to grow and cook garden vegetables so you can share them with family and friends. We believe sharing home grown and home cooked food is so important, yet too often overlooked in life!
No question is to big or small. People come here to share and learn. This group is all about the vegetables and the people that you share them with!
We aren't here just to teach. We want to see what you have grown & cooked, your garden tips & recipes and any idea that makes Grow It Cook It Eat It a better place for everyone.
So go grow, cook and eat something with your family and friends!
