Garden Chores – So It Begins – February 7th – USDA Zone 5
The trick to starting seeds inside up north is a mystery to be solved. Which Seeds I am starting in February and Why. Details about Round One.
January Carrot Harvest in USDA Zone 5. Can I Grow Carrots in the Winter up North?
Can I grow carrots up north in the winter? Answer: Sometimes. A mild winter, insulating snow layer and heavy leaf mulch may allow the soil to remain thawed and loose enough to grow and harvest carrots in the winter.
A Favorite – CORBACI Pepper Review
One of my favorites, a review of the ultra sweet Corbaci pepper with many many photos!
My Tomato Cave – Lay Down in Your Garden
Use the Florida weave method of tomato staking and make yourself a tomato cave. Totally not kidding.
Before you Buy Dahlia Tubers – Read Me Please
If you have gardens set by color, as I do, check the background color of the leaves in the photo of the dahlia tuber you are looking to buy. I find many sellers will color adjust to make a dahlia seem a rarer color than it actually is. Or, perhaps a new seller may not pay attention ensuring a color is true when they throw up a photo of the dahlia for sale.
Garden Chores – January – Cold Stratification Guide
The goal of the home gardener’s cold stratification process is to mimic the winter conditions the seed in the wild would experience in the habitat that plant is best suited for. In my own example, Gentian is a mountain flower. The seed, in the wild, would cold stratify under snowpack (moist) in a cold environment with freezing temperatures.
So You Wanna Start Trying Hot Peppers – My Hottish Pepper Starter Guide
The Arroz Con Pollo pepper. There is a high variety of heat in this pepper, from none to spicy. Do a test slice first. The flavor of this pepper is sublime and very unique, I highly recommend trying one.
Sweetest Peppers to Grow in Your Garden
How do I grow the sweetest sugar peppers? Sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. As the plants near ripening, only water to keep healthy, do not overwater. Check out the sweetest peppers!.
Series – Future Self Journaling – 24E – Seed Inventory and Ordering
Have a few favorite youtube gardeners I watch. If I get a sense our palates are similar (we like the same tomatoes or level of heat in a pepper), I will make note of their recommendations.
Series – Future Self Journal – 17E – Rituals for Living Dreambook – Garden Season Over
This site started as a garden site and evolved into a personal growth site. I plan to add garden content (there is a lot) throughout the winter, however I like where my improvement endeavor is taking me as the days grow cold. By next spring, you will have a lot of helpful garden content to wade through, and journal entries if peeking into my inner world holds any interest for you.