Category: Square Foot Gardening
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What Doesn’t Belong Here?
I stumbled on a corn plant while maintaining a client’s garden a couple of months ago. Most people would have pulled the plant. I love it when volunteers show up in the garden! Whether animal or vegetable, it doesn’t matter. Nature is Random and Ordered Nature is both random and ordered—certain plants like certain conditions.…
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Early-March Garden Inspiration
I woke early today, I don’t know why, perhaps because of Daylight Savings. Seeing the sunrise inspired me to wander the garden with the Pentax. The only other flower in bloom this week is Dorothy Wycoff Andromeda (Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’). It’s early-March with little else going on and Dorothy is covered with red buds.…
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Sugar Snap Peas First Bloom
Yesterday I spotted the first flower on my Sugar Snap Peas in my Square Foot Garden. I can’t wait to try them out! After some quick reading on the Burpee website I realized I made a few mistakes on my first try with Sugar Snap Peas. First, I should have staggered two to three planting…
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Square Foot Garden Update | Artwork Broccoli
My other Square Foot Garden bed is filling up fast. In this bed, I planted Sugar Snap Peas, Onion Sets, and Artwork Broccoli. Artwork Broccoli I stumbled onto Artwork Broccoli at Tractor Supply. Artwprl Broccoli has an upright habit and is quick to grow secondary heads once the main head is harvested. The heads of…
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Square Foot Garden Update | Lettuce Lovers Garden
The wettest spring I remember has my Square Foot Garden growing like, well, a weed. I planted my cool season lettuce in mid-April and it’s taken off since then. Above is my lettuce bed. I picked four varieties of lettuce at Tractor Supply from Bonnie Plants. Romaine Lettuce First I planted Romaine Lettuce. I like…