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Planting Guide – Starting Green Beans from Seed

By Mavis Butterfield on May 4, 2016 · 7 Comments

Green beans are easily my favorite veggie.  There are about a million ways to prepare them, so variety is not an issue.  Maybe the fact that every single person in my family will eat them in some form:  raw, sauteed, canned, etc helps.  I don’t know about you, but finding something EVERYONE will partake in Read More >>

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Why I Prefer to Hand Water My Garden

By Mavis Butterfield on May 3, 2016 · 2 Comments

Even when my garden was big enough to produce a ton {literally} of produce, I always watered it by hand.  Sure, living in the rainy Pacific Northwest helps a bit, but in the summer months, the garden still requires daily maintenance.  I could have persuaded the HH to help me install some sort of irrigation Read More >>

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Planting Guide – Starting Basil from Seed

By Mavis Butterfield on April 27, 2016 · 8 Comments

Herb gardens are one of the easiest way to start your own little patch of food.  They can grow in window sills, patio containers, garden boxes, or be integrated right into your existing landscaping.  They are pretty versatile that way.  Even if you don’t cook regularly with fresh herbs, they are easy to dry and Read More >>

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Help! My Seedlings Are Getting too Big!

By Mavis Butterfield on April 26, 2016 · 5 Comments

I recently got a question from a reader whose seedlings are getting too big for their pots, and it’s still too cold to plant them outside.  She wrote, Mavis, help!  I planted my seeds too early.  They are decent-sized now, but they are starting to look sickly.  I want to get them into the ground, Read More >>

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20 Leafy Greens That Grow in 45 Days or Less

By Mavis Butterfield on April 25, 2016 · 4 Comments

If your summer dance card is so full that gardening is impossible, you may want to consider a quick growing spring garden.  There are tons of leafy greens that grow to edible maturity in under 45 days, and since they are cool weather crops, you’ll be done with your gardening season long before you are Read More >>

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