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September 12, 2011

Saving Pepper, Tomato and Green Bean seeds

Seed saving has started here as frost will be coming within a month or sooner. So I will start posting how to save the seeds from the plants you want to start over the winter to have again next year. How to save pepper seeds: Wait for the pepper to ripen all the way. Even […]

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Hoop Houses – Mini Greenhouses

So, This year to extend my Spring 2011 season and help my fragile ego recover from my major FAIL at building a greenhouse last fall I decided to get some lumber and build mini garden bed greenhouses. This entailed me first constructing raised beds that were not off the ground, just allowed me to raise […]

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March 26, 2011

Onion and Broccoli Seeds Started!

I have finally started my Onion and Broccoli seeds for the summer season 2011! I am way behind on my Onions but I will also sow some right in the dirt and also transplant the plants from my indoor garden which will hopefully then produce a bulb at the base instead of just having happy […]

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March 20, 2011

Plants Are Up Outside!

Some of my plants from last year are coming up already outside! It has been warmer, but is still quite cold. I have noticed that we have had several nights that have not gotten to freezing though. They have gotten close, but still we are having very warm nights. Here are some pictures of Strawberry […]

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March 5, 2011

Safe Seed Pledge

High Mowing Organic Seeds is another great place to order seed. (although my heart will always be with St.Clare Heirloom Seeds.)In 1999 they created the Safe Seed Pledge to help spread the word and distinguish non-gmo seed sellers from the rest. Here is an article about that: http://www.highmowingseeds.com/the-safe-seed-pledge.html (this is the most concise well written description […]

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February 9, 2011

New Seeds Ordered!

It is a home-based business that cultivate and harvest their own seeds to sell! It is non-GMO and they encourage seed saving. You can find a link to their site on the right side of my home page. The name is St. Clare Heirloom Seeds. The best part about ordering from their site was the amazing selection! […]

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March 30, 2010

Outdoor Seeds Started!!!

I finally got my outdoor seeds started! I live in Minnesota so my first day of safe frost-free planting is May 20th this year according to my handy Farmer’s Almanac. There are seeds that you can start outside before that, but not many. I like to transplant plants to the garden for a lot of […]

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March 8, 2010

Alyssum and Sunshine Petunias

So, as most of you know, I started some Alyssum seeds a few weeks ago. I have a picture in that post of when the seeds emerged. Here is the latest pic. About a week after they emerged. They don’t have 2nd leaves yet, but in a few days I bet they will. here is […]

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March 5, 2010

What are you planting??

I am always curious to hear what others are planning on planting in their gardens, and also what garden projects they have in the works for the coming season. Please leave a comment on this post about what your plans are! (To view all comments click the headline of the post above, “What are you […]

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March 3, 2010

Crazy Happy Cilantro

So, the only mature cilantro plant I have seen has been staked and had a huge stem and was almost 24″ tall. I had started some seeds a few weeks back thinking that I would have to stake them at some point. I did try to stake them. They unstaked themselves within about 48 hours. […]

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