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How to Manage the Most Common Pests for Peas Organically in Your Backyard Vegetable Garden

Posted Carrie1 CommentPosted in Pest Management

You won’t be able to truly appreciate peas until you’ve had fresh Sugar Snap peas from the vine. These peas are extremely prolific and typically give us more than we can handle in a season. Because of the versatility of peas in cooking, everyone should be able to find a way to enjoy this vegetable! Peas can be attacked by a variety of different pests, but can be managed easily with organic methods. The cabbage […]

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How to Manage the Most Common Pests for Carrots Organically in Your Backyard Vegetable Garden

Posted Carrie1 CommentPosted in Pest Management

Carrots are tough to germinate, but are easy to take care of once they do. We love to grow all different colors and varieties, and the kids have a blast pulling them up! Luckily there are not many pesky pests to deal with for carrots and the ones they do have are fairly easy to manage organically! The carrot rust fly looks similar to the common house-fly with a dark-green body and yellow extremities and […]

Artichokes blog post

How to Grow & When to Plant Artichokes in Your Backyard or Container Garden!

Posted Carrie2 CommentsPosted in Growing Food

Artichokes are a perennial that does best in an environment with cool summer temperatures and mild winters, but can be grown in any environment. They not only provide artichokes, but also add beauty and color to your garden! They are commonly grown for ornamental purposes since their flowers add such beauty! Once they are established they will need very little care.

Garlic blog post

How to Grow & When to Plant Garlic in Your Backyard or Container Vegetable Garden!

Posted Carrie9 CommentsPosted in Growing Food

Garlic is one of our favorite things to grow and eat. We add it to almost every meal for both its flavor and its nutrients. Typically, it’s planted in the fall, will go dormant through the winter, and then will come back in the spring to be harvested in the summer! However, you can also plant it early in the spring if you missed planting in the fall. You may not end up with bulbs as large as fall-planted, but you’ll still get garlic!