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Category Archives: Companion planting
You Say ‘Tomato’…
You probably already know that fresh, home-grown tomatoes are good for you, but I didn’t know how very good! The latest news is that a research team from the University of Eastern Finland, reports that eating tomatoes is associated with a … Continue reading
Posted in Companion planting, Favorite Products, Garden, Tomatoes
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Plant Exchange ~A Day Of Hospitality
If you are like many gardeners, there comes a time when you have an overflow of little spreading plants, whether by self-seeding and the help of the wind or by little rhizomes spreading underground to claim surrounding soil. It is … Continue reading
What To Plant With Tomatoes ~ Companion Planting
When you set a tomato plant in the dirt, gently tamp down the soil around its roots, and water it in, you expect to get a bumper crop of juicy, delicious red fruits. In her classic book on companion planting, Louise … Continue reading
Posted in Companion planting, Garden, Herbs, Nature, Outdoor Living, Preparedness, Vegetables
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Marigold Insect and Fly Spray For Plants and Pets
Thanks to my dear next door neighbor Marie, I was able to forage French marigolds from her shade-dappled flower garden. I had forgotten to plant the seeds this spring, and she was happy to share. Everyone thought these bright orange … Continue reading
Show Stopper – Jackmanii Clematis
Used by permission. Suzy Bale’s Garden. Probably my favorite garden flower combination is a hardy David Austin pink climbing rose and the vivid purple Jackmanii clematis ‘Superba’. I am smitten with roses, but combined with a Jackmanii, the rose is … Continue reading
Posted in Companion planting, Decorating, Flowers, Garden, Nature, Roses
Tagged cool roots, David Austin, flowering vine, George Jackman, mulching, Photos, site planning, Superba, trellis, Velcro vine support tape
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Beautiful, Useful Borage
Borage, a lovely herb in the garden, bears periwinkle-blue flowers and attracts hummingbirds, bees, and pollinators of every kind. The flowers are rich in gamma-linoleic acid which is known to fight inflammation and are good to eat right off … Continue reading
Posted in Companion planting, Food & Recipes, Garden, Health, Herbal Remedies, Herbs
Tagged attract hummingbirds, bees, borage oil, cake decorations, companion planting, cottage garden herbs, cucumbers, disease resistance, herbs, nutrient rich minerals, periwinkle blue, Photos, pollinators, seed-saving, summer garnishes
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Double Crop & Grow Snow Peas
Like Timmy Willie in Beatrix Potter’s story, we love snow peas – those crunchy, fresh, sweet pea pods grown in the spring! “The gardener left the hamper by the garden gate, so that the carrier could pick it up when … Continue reading
Posted in Companion planting, Garden
Tagged Avalanche Snow pea, Beatrix Potter, Carrots Love Tomatoes, companion planting, composting, double cropping, fall crop, germination rates, Holland, innoculant, intensive gardening, Louise Riotte, Photos, stringless, Tale of Johnny Town Mouse, Timmy Willie
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Harvest Early Tomatoes Using Teepees
Using these insulating cloches, we have been able to have tomatoes as early as the 10th of July. The French developed the cloche, or bell jar, – a solid glass dome. The purpose was to protect an early garden plant … Continue reading
Early Planting and Greens For Broth
Start with the first cool weather seeds outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked ~ beets, chard, the lettuces, red Russian kale, parsley, radishes, carrots, and greens like mustard all work well together. They can be planted as … Continue reading
Posted in Broth, Companion planting, Food & Recipes, Garden
Tagged Avalanche snow peas, broth, Carrots Love Tomatoes, chard, companion planting, cool weather planting, early planting, garlic, greens, kale, lettuces, Louise Riotte, minerals, nutrients, onions, parsley, parsley radishes, pastured chickens, spinach, succession planting, symbiosis
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It’s Time To Plant Lettuce!
You can plant lettuce seed in between onion sets or, all alone, as early as you can work the soil. By the time the onions are ready to be pulled, the lettuce will have already been in the salad bowl! … Continue reading
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Tagged 4x8 box, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cabin fever, Carrots Love Tomatoes, chard, cold frame, companion planting, compost, cool weather, cucumbers, diagram, early, garden, growing squash, It's Time To..., kale, Louise Riotte, onions, peas, peat moss, plan, planning, planting, radishes, seeds, soil, space saving trick, spring, tomato teepees, trellis, vermiculite, vines
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