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View ArticleFall Garden Tips
by Tom Bartels Pin It Tweet Get the latest fall garden tips! The steps you take in the fall garden can have a real effect on this year's harvest and next year's growth. Follow me as I walk through...
View ArticleExploding Tomatoes
by Tom Bartels Pin It Tweet How to avoid Exploding Tomatoes! Autumn freezes aren't the only danger when it comes to protecting your ripe tomatoes. Frequently a heavy rainstorm can inflict more damage...
View ArticleHow to make soil blocks
Well, it's that time of year again. The snow is gone, the weeds aren't here yet, but the seed orders came through and now it's time to get the soil blocks going. If you have never tried soil blocks,...
View ArticleEarth Day reminds me – I stand for what I stand on
Earth Day What that means to me has changed over time. We all kind of make a collective nod to the planet once a year for all of its supporting services. And then we return to business as usual. But...
View Articlesolar-eclipses
This year’s total solar eclipse got me interested in reading a few accounts of people over the generations who have experienced total eclipses first hand. Most are fun reads. The various descriptions...
View ArticleSeed Catalogs. Here’s how to use them!
This is the time of year people receive their seed catalogs. Many of the choices made here can lead to success or failure in a home food garden. This video will give you a quick overview on how to...
View ArticleBest Tools for Spring Gardeners
There are two effective tools I use in the spring for annual bed prep. One saves my back. The other turbo-charges my seedlings. And here’s the link for more info on the Broad Fork I use. Here’s the...
View ArticleSpring 2023
For all you food gardeners, start Super Charging Your Garden Today! Monthly Garden Club: with full gardening curriculum, and new videos each month! You get to look over my shoulder to see how to grow...
View ArticleHow to avoid aminopyralid in your garden. IMPORTANT
From the Guardian Newspaper By: George Monbiot Have you spotted a strange curling disease in your home-grown veg? Poisoning by the pesticide aminopyralid is once again affecting small producers and...
View ArticleTom in the NY Times: Water Catchment
From the New York Times website: It’s Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado Todd S. Anderson used to keep his rain harvesting a secret. By KIRK JOHNSON DURANGO, Colo. — For the first time since...
View ArticleHow to Plant Seeds Indoors
by Tom Bartels Seedling Mix Growing seeds indoors is truly quick and easy once you get the hang of it. One thing you want to keep in mind first is timing. You don’t want to start seedlings too early...
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