brassicas
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Growing big amounts of seedlings in a small space
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Usually, when we start sowing our seedlings we sow as much as we can keep indoors. But, when our needs start going beyond the necessary space do we stop growing? Or can we find a way to sow hundreds of…
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Starting the new indoors sowing season
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Usually, when we read about starting the sowing season everyone keeps talking amount March sowing. But is it really always the best time to start seedlings in March? Or can we start them earlier? March or January? The right sowing…
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Growing leafy brassicas in reused plastic juice bottles- is it worth it?
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Most of us grow brassicas the old fashion way. We grow seedlings and transplant them into the garden. We keep them watered and wait for them to grow heads. But what when they refuse to grow one? Is the problem…
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Another excellent harvest and more storms – the main garden weekly review
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The weeks in June are all the same. Extreme warmth followed by a couple of storms and then more extreme heat. After a very rainy past week, this week we didn’t get any rain at all. The storms have passed…
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Mama bear has had enough
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This has been a really difficult year for the seedlings and potted vegetables. The beginning of the spring was very cold, which didn’t allow our seedlings to grow as they should. After the cold, came unusually warm months, and we’ve…