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In our ever expanding raised bed gardeing projects, we’re expanding our north garden area and prepping the area for 4 more 4′ x 10′ raised beds. Now that all the materials have been delivered it’s time to build and install our new raised beds. Take a peek at what we accomplished in 6 hours moving over 9000 pounds of soil, humus, peat moss, and course gravel.
Plastic bottles stacked into a bottle tower can be recycled to set up a vertical kitchen garden at home. The bottle towers are used for container gardening of vegetables and herbs. How to build such a tower is shown in different steps.
Our cat of twenty years died 7 months ago. We buried her approx 2 feet under ground in a cardboard shoe box. My mother planted a vegetable garden (squash, eggplant etc.) 14" away from the grave site. My mom has been serving my brother and I the vegetables every night. Is it gross or wrong to eat them?
So my brown thumb and I are going for take 2 on growing our own vegetables.
I had a tiny bit of success last year and managed to grow some broccoli, a couple of zucchinis and 1 yellow squash.
My issue is this:
If my broccoli (or tomato or pepper) row is successful, I now have… what, maybe 2 weeks to eat 9 or so heads of broccoli before it goes bad?
Is there anything I can do to enjoy the vegetables of my labor for longer? I could probably freeze broccoli (could I?), but I can’t freeze tomatoes.
I work so hard, and I want to be able to enjoy the things I grow.
Picked a bunch of veggies from the container garden! Also, a view of our tomatillo plant.
I live in Pleasanton CA, when is a good time to plant corn, squash, peas and other vegetables?
Gardening Expert Melinda Myers talks ornamental and edible plants, including Bonnie Plants, and some creative and unique containers to put them in. www.bonnieplants.com melindamyers.com www.themorningblend.com Melinda Myers, best known for her gardener friendly and practical approach to gardening, has more than 30 years of horticulture experience in both hands-on and instructional settings. She has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist, and was a horticulture instructor with tenure. Each year, Melinda presents at many of the major flower shows and garden events, sharing her knowledge with gardeners from across the country. For more information, please visit Myers’ web site melindamyers.com The site features regularly updated garden tips, videos, green tips, podcasts, an Ask Melinda database of gardening questions and plant guides, photo galleries, appearance information and much more.
Video at HerbFest, on how to have a simple herb garden using containers. How to control the microclimate and watch your herb plants flourish., HerbFest is the longest running and largest herb plant festival in the US benfitting the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment, www.gjcae.org. Free educational sessions to learn interesting facts on herbs, including aromatherapy, medicinal herbs, herb crafts, cooking with herbs, gardening with herbs and how to organically garden with the natural organic herb plants and organic vegetables avialable at HerbFest .
Container gardening is a great way for beginning gardeners to start producing their own food. Jon Traunfeld from the University of Maryland Extension talks about everything you need to know, from potting soil to planting, to grow vegetables in containers. From five-gallon buckets to Earth boxes, container gardening gives you a ton of options for any budget. Read about container gardening here: www.agnr.umd.edu And check out individual vegetable profiles here: growit.umd.edu Thisvideo is brought to you by the Home and Garden Information Center, part of University of Maryland Extension. provides resources and encourages people to start their own food gardens. www.growit.umd.edu Learn about our Grow It Eat It campaign, which Check out our facebook page for more gardening advice: www.facebook.com Animation by Chris Heuer, Freefall FX, LLC Shot and edited by Brett Wooldridge and Emily Heimsoth
Our cat of twenty years died 7 months ago. We buried her approx 2 feet under ground in a cardboard shoe box. My mother planted a vegetable garden (squash, eggplant etc.) 14" away from the grave site. My mom has been serving my brother and I the vegetables every night. Is it gross or wrong to eat them?