Strawberries are among the easiest fruits for home gardeners to grow. These berries are perennials that return to the garden year after year, they are perfect for small spaces, and you can grow them for a fraction of their supermarket cost. If you want to start a crop of your own quickly and simply, try growing strawberries in raised beds. This article has all the info you’ll need to get started. It’s a complete guide to raised bed strawberry growing – from planting to harvest.
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Planting cilantro seeds: Tips for a bountiful harvest
Cilantro is one of my favorite herbs. I’m part of the population that LOVES the flavor—not the portion that thinks it has a soapy taste! I grow a lot of my own herbs because the cost of one seed packet is comparable to a bunch or clamshell pack at the grocery store. For cilantro, I look forward to the shoulder season months because timing is the key to planting cilantro seeds. In this article, I will share tips on when and where to sow cilantro, how to know when to harvest, and slow-to-bolt varieties.
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Lima beans planting and growing tips for vegetable gardeners
Home-grown lima beans are a summer treat! This is an easy to grow vegetable that yields a heavy crop of buttery beans that can be enjoyed as fresh shell beans or as dried beans. If lima beans are on your list of crops to grow in your vegetable garden, I’ve got plenty of lima beans planting and growing tips to help you be successful. Keep reading to learn more.
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Blueberry fertilizer: How and when to feed blueberries
Blueberries are among the easiest fruits for home gardeners to grow. They have few pests, don’t take up much room, and produce berries for many years. Blueberry plants are extremely cold hardy, and their care routine is not complicated. In a previous article, I shared information on proper blueberry pruning and received many follow-up comments and questions about how and when to apply blueberry fertilizer. This article offers insight on the best products to fertilize blueberries, the proper time to apply blueberry fertilizer, and how much of it to use.
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Growing marigolds from seed: Tips for indoor and direct sowing
Marigolds were one of the first flowers I could identify as a kid. Growing up, my mom would plant marigold seeds along the side of our garage. I remember the strong scent as you’d brush by the bright yellow and deep orange blooms in the summer. Growing marigolds from seed is an easy way to add annuals to your gardens and containers. In this article, I’m going to share tips on sowing seeds indoors (and then moving your plants to the garden), as well as direct-sowing your marigold seeds in the spring.
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How to grow green onions: The ultimate seed to harvest guide
Green onions are one of the most widely used vegetables in the kitchen, but did you know they’re also quick and easy to grow? And that there are several types of onions you can plant to produce green onions? This vegetable is grown for its tender stalks and leaves that have a mildly sweet onion flavor. I love them so much I keep a steady supply of green onions in my garden year-round! Keep reading to learn how to grow green onions in garden beds or containers.
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