GARDEN –
Soil: Fertilizer, Nutrients & Compost
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Q & A : Seedlings
I got a couple of questions from my latest “glamstead” article… < click here to read that article > What do you use for potting soil? I’ve used different versions. I’ve also…
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Strawberry Update…Success !
Okay, enough of the current events and political opinion stuff…how about some glamstead garden info? Several years ago I purchased some strawberry plants from a local big box DIY store, they were Sequoia variety. I…
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How to make dirt…Part #4
This is the fourth in the making dirt series. If you haven’t already read Parts #1, #2 & #3 you might want to: <click here to read Part #1> <click here to read Part #2>…
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How to make dirt…Part #3
This is the third in the making dirt series. If you haven’t already read Parts #1 & #2 you might want to: <click here to read Part #1> <click here to read Part #2> We…
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How to make dirt…Part #2
This is the second in the making dirt series. If you haven’t already read Part #1 you might want to <click here to read Part #1> We are moving on from raised bed soil to…
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How to make dirt…Part #1
Administrative note: I broke this super, super long article into 5 shorter ones. I didn’t want to bore folks to death or overload Internet servers from folks reading it. The “parts” will be: Introduction &…
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GARDEN: Strawberry Patch 2024 Fall Work (video)
Here we go!!!! Yup, trying my hand at another video. This one is a ‘glamstead’ and ‘garden’ subject. I hop you enjoy it…or at least get some good information from it 🙂 …
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Garden: Q & A – Why in the he$$ are you preparing a 6k square foot garden?
Why in the he$$ are you preparing a 6k square foot garden? First off…the total area I worked on was 10,000sq’, only about 6,000sq’ is going to be usable for a potential garden area. I…
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Garden: Losses and Lessons Learned
OK, so here is the after action report on the big freeze-out that occurred on May 8th that I wrote about on May 9th (Garden: Big Mistake). Here is the first thing that I found…
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Garden: Big Mistake!
I’ve been really working hard at expanding our garden this year. Our goal is to try and eat out of the garden as much as possible. A secondary goal was to become independent of buying…
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Garden: Q & A – Tomato Soil
From: floidb RE: Garden Tip: Potting Soil Greetings and thanks for the helpful article. Do you think this mixture would work well for planting the tomatoes in a raised container, once they are large enough to…
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Garden: Starting Tomatoes Indoors
Let’s talk why to start seedlings indoors. In my area you have a 50% chance of frost (36oF) by June 3rd. Two weeks later there is only a 10% chance of frost. Sure you can…
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Garden Tip: Potting Soil
Let’s talk the potting soil racket. This year I have already planted 113 seedlings, maybe 40 – 50 yet to go. Does it get expensive to buy potting soil. Answer: Maybe. So let’s set a…
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Time to work on my strawberry patch! (ooooppppssss)
(no, that’s not my strawberry patch) Early last week I inspected my strawberry beds to see how close I was to un-mulching them for the spring. You can tell they are ready when you see…
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An Every Man’s Greenhouse – Part #1
First off…the greenhouse to the left is NOT what I am talking about. That greenhouse probably cost way more than my house did! It was just a nice picture and maybe just a bit of…
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I need your feedback on my 2024 garden proposal
I have done a tremendous amount of work getting my garden ready for 2024. I’ve built boxes, hauled in compost, bought pearlite, laid down landscape cloth, hauled in 4 tons of rock, put in a…
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Garden: New Set-up
Before I get into the details of our garden set-up it is important to know what we are trying to accomplish. As you well-know, everything we build, buy, or develop has a specific mission. We…
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Lessons Learned – Garden 2023
Soil is Everything! I put together some nice raised bed planter boxes…good call on my part. But, what really made the difference was the super high quality soil I made up for those boxes. Plenty…
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Plan B, Plan C, and Strawberries…
So let’s do this in reverse order…strawberries first. But stick around for the Plan B & Plan C part…or jump directly to it. You know there is always method to my madness 🙂 Strawberries –…