When it comes to easy growing and variety options nothing can match up with the bean. Stores like Whole Foods Market are starting to get into more varieties of heirloom dried beans. And why not. they are good for you. I find that when it comes for looking for bean seeds to plant you often…
Growing Vegetables
Growing Peas Using an Oat Trellis
One of my favorite times of year is when I get to plant my peas in the ground. It’s the favorite garden veggie of choice at this household. The kids can’t get enough for those candy-like peas picked fresh from the garden. When I was looking up some information on peas this past winter I…
Cheap Options for Trellis for Growing Peas
I love to garden. I love the thrill of bitting into food that I grew myself. What I don’t like is the expense you have to pay to start up a garden. It starts adding up quickly. I moved recently, so I am kind of starting over this year. You can be sure I will…
What is Curly Endive Like
I haven’t talked a whole lot about varieties of lettuces on this blog. I am looking to do that more often in 2013. I hope to help get you away from buying the bagged, prepared lettuces and working on making your own mixes. It’s cheaper and allows you all that creative freedom you desire. Today…
Growing Indigo Rose Tomatoes – A Review
When one is going about picking tomatoes to choose to grow the choices can be overwhelming. Cherries, beefsteaks, yellow ones, plum, grape, pear, chocolate colored, and the list goes on. You can spend a lifetime growing different varieties. If that is your mission I can give you a hand – cross the Indigo Rose variety…
Planting Marigolds Has Kept Rabbits Off My Tomato Plants
The most frustrating thing for a gardener is when you got through all the hard work of planting something and then you wake up the next morning to find that a critter decided to turn your hard work into a midnight snack. One of the biggest problems can be rabbits. Oh they may be cute…
How to Grow Garden Babies Butterhead Lettuce (Container)
Right now here in Saline, Michigan it is 64 degrees on March 7th. I looked earlier at the ten day forecast and it appears early spring weather has arrived. So I am planning to head to the store in a little bit to get some soil to plant some butterhead lettuce into containers. The variety…
How to Grow Oregon Giant Snow Peas
Introduction Nothing is better from the garden than fresh peas. It’s that time of year again to begin to start planning for the upcoming garden season here in southeast Michigan. This year I am going to try growing Oregon Giant Snow Peas. I grew Dwarf Grey Sugar Snow Peas last year, and while they produced…
How to Grow Velour French Filet Beans (Haricot Verts)
I like to grow different colored vegetables in my garden. It brings variety and excitement to the space. So along with some traditional green colored beans, I am also growing some purple beans – Velour French Filet beans. The purple color however will disappear when cooked, but they will look pretty in pictures next to…
How to Grow Tavera French Filet Beans (Haricot Verts)
In the gardening world you have to have the attitude of if you don’t succeed try again. Last year, the animals keep me from enjoying any French filet beans. This year I have changed my strategy and the seeds were planted in an area where animals are rarely an issue. I choose to try these…