Start Heirloom and Hybrid Veggie Favorites from Seed Starting vegetables from seed rather than purchasing transplants saves money, but more importantly, there are so many more choices! In order to have spring/summer plants ready to go into the garden in March, the seeds need to be started indoors soon. Most seeds need 4 – 6 […]
Plant Veggies in January? You Bet!
Winter Vegetables to Plant Now If you planted cool season veggies last fall, you should have plenty of greens, root vegetables and cabbage family crops ready to harvest. In my garden, I just finished harvesting the broccoli and pulling out the remaining lettuce plants because they’ve bolted. Now that there are empty spots in […]
Strawberry Pot Veggie Garden
Short on Space? Strawberry pots are a great way to get lots of plants in a small space. Suggested combos: – Tomato with herbs (shown) – Blueberry bush with strawberries – Peas or beans (use 3 bamboo poles as teepee trellis) with lettuce – Bell pepper with arugula and spinach Or any number of combos! […]
Garden to Table in Suburbia
I’M WRITING THE OCCASIONAL ARTICLE FOR THE LOCAL PAPER……… Published: Oct. 1, 2013 IRVINE FAMILIES GROW MUCH OF WHAT THEY EAT BY TEENA SPINDLER / FOR THE REGISTER The Garden to Table movement has been steadily gaining momentum the last few years from Washington DC where the White House kitchen garden supplies veggies for the […]
Winter Vegetable Gardens
Assorted Greens in December My winter veggie garden is in full swing right now! I planted seeds in October and have been enjoying lettuces, arugula, and kale salads virtually every night for dinner. Today the carrots sown in October were ready for harvest. The peas, not planted until late November, are blossoming and should be […]