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How to Grow Watermelon

How to Grow Watermelon

Guest Post from ​Kirstine LeMaster Growing watermelon, from planting to harvesting, plus recipes too! I thought it would be great to do an article about how to grow watermelon. I mean, what better patriotic fruit than a watermelon, right? If you did not plant any watermelon this year, then I hope this article will be…

Drip System Irrigation

I use drip system irrigation in part of my garden. Not the entire garden…. yet. I keep adding more and more each year though. For a climate like ours with very little rain, a drip irrigation system is perfect. I use a black drip line pipe. But I leave out the the fiddly little adaptors…

Growing Garlic

Growing Garlic

Growing garlic should be on your to do list if you have any kind of a garden. Is there a more versatile plant specimen on the planet than garlic? First, it makes every recipe it’s in better. It has an incredible amount of health benefits ranging from boosting your immune system to its anti-inflammatory properties….

DIY Cold Frame

DIY Cold Frame

I spent a lovely relaxing morning building a do it yourself cold frame. Spur of the moment idea and I had a blast! I know that is a little weird isn’t it? It all started because it has been cold lately, but today….. it is beautiful! So I figured I’d go putter around the garden….

How to Cut up Seed Potatoes

How to Cut up Seed Potatoes

Learn how to cut up seed potatoes. That’s the first step when you’re going to be planting potatoes. Transcript below- Edited for Clarity How to Prepare Potatoes for Planting. When you buy seed potatoes, it’s going to have these sprouts on them. What you’re going to want to do is cut your potato into two…