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.
Cabbage takes up a lot of space in the garden, but it’s very easy to grow and stores longer than most vegetables. Cabbage worms, as their name implies, love cabbage as much as we do; however, they’re easy to manage!
Onions are a fantastic addition to any garden! We use onions in almost all of our meals, usually sauteed with garlic. We also use the green tops to add a little extra flavor to mashed potatoes, soups, eggs, nachos, and much more!
Brussel sprouts are a cool season, slow-growing crop. In warmer areas it is important to start these indoors so that they get a head start before it gets too warm.
We got a 60 cell Bio Dome from Park Seed to try out for some of our seed starts this spring! We’re very excited to try these out as we’ve heard wonderful things about them! Follow along with Carrie as she unboxes her Bio Dome and gets it all set up and ready to plant seeds.
Check out what we are doing this January to prepare for our upcoming spring garden in this video.
One of our biggest mistakes that we made last year was having our raised beds too close together which made it difficult to harvest and weed when our plants got bigger towards the end of the season.
One of the common misconceptions when people think about getting started growing their own food is that it is difficult! It really doesn’t have to be difficult to get started growing your own food!
September is a great time to start growing food! We’re planting lots of things for fall and harvesting our summer crops!
