April 21, 2007

Square-foot gardening

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The square-foot gardening concept is simple: Build a raised bed, divide the space into sections of one square-foot each, and then plant vegetables (and/or flowers) in just the amount of space they need. The advantages of this system

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March 17, 2007

Garden Bloggers' Snow Day

Remember those cheery crocuses decorating my yard two days ago? A winter storm blew through yesterday leaving an icy snow surface so hard, I could literally walk across my backyard and never break through the crust. …

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February 19, 2007

Square Foot Success - LiterallySpace is No Longer an Excuse

You may be familiar with square foot gardening in the vegetable garden, but the folks at Gardener's Supply have just won a Green Thumb Award for their square foot take…

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April 6, 2007

Hydrangea Hit By Late Snow

Blog Column By Nancy Szerlag Excuse the huge faux paux in weather forecasting. For those of you who live elsewhere, on April 4th the temperatures in Michigan took a nosedive and we now have a blanket of 4 plus inches of snow on the …

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February 28, 2007

Review: Square Foot Gardening

Square Foot Gardening can be a relaxing hobby for some, but for my family, and perhaps for yours, it is a way to raise organic fruits and vegetables for next to nothing. We came to discover the beauty of the Square Foot Gardening method …

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May 5, 2007

Double Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus 'Plenus' (Double Bird's Foot Trefoil)

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March 13, 2007

Gardening in a Square Foot

If you haven’t heard of square foot gardening, you’re about to learn one of the most useful and versatile gardening techniques ever created. Conceived by Mel Bartholomew, author of Square Foot Gardening, the techniques have been …

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March 11, 2007

Bring Back The Snow!

Sure I love spring as much as the next gardener and I can't wait for all the new gardening adventures that this growing season will bring but snow hides the urban ugly. The urban ugly is the dirty streets, the cracked or crumbling …

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May 7, 2007

Square Foot Vegetable Gardening Means No More Weeds

Square foot vegetable gardening means no more weeds, no more tilling, no more thinning and no more digging. Square foot vegetable gardening is the new rage in America. It takes less water, a bag of soil from your local gardening store

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Snow-on-the-Mountain, Purple Majesty Millet and Help for Growing …

Between the rain and the mild temperatures, volunteers are popping up everywhere. The photo is of Snow-On-the-Mountain (euphorbia marginata) whose children (from last year's crop) are growing by leaps and bounds - between everything.

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