The days are gradually getting shorter and the nights are a bit nippier. The trees are starting to turn color too. Must be garlic planting time! Considering how simple and fuss-free garlic is, you’d think I would have learned how to plant garlic sooner. But I put off gardening in the fall for several years […]
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The cool wind of fall whips the leaves around outside, creating an itch to scratch the soil and plant some vegetables. Unfortunately with winter coming, the season has passed for working the soil outside. There is, however, another way to satisfy your craving to grow fresh produce for your kitchen! Learning how to grow vegetables
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Fall garden harvesting – so many ways, but which way is best? The cool crisp air of fall makes the kale look all the better and more enticing to harvest. But how many leaves are safe to harvest? The spinach looks like it is filling out nicely. What leaves are best to pick for dinner?
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Growing enough food for your family can seem like a daunting task when we first start down the path of self-sufficiency. Surprisingly, the fall is the simplest time to start that journey! When most people think about growing more of their own food, it is usually the summer garden they have in mind. Visions of
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Planting kale to enjoy all fall and winter. This can seem like a dream, especially in zones 5 or lower where the winters are cold and long. No need to worry though, Farmer Nathan has some great tips to grow delicious kale throughout the winter! Don’t forget to check out our free planting template for
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Last year we decided to up our dry bean game. Not only did we plant two 30-ft rows of dry beans (black, kidney, and cannellini), we also planted the prolific whippoorwill cowpeas. On a much smaller scale in years past, we’ve just hand-shelled the legumes. But with the volume we harvested last year and now
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Learning how to harvest loofah actually requires the plant to produce fruit. Shocking, I know. We learned the hard way our first season that loofah (or luffa) is a tropical plant. This means loofah prefers a similarly warm and sunny growing season. One that we weren’t providing. After that first year’s mistake, we’re so happy
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As the vibrancy of the summer garden begins to fade, the desire for salads begins to sneak back in and our focus turns to growing lettuce in the fall. It is almost like our bodies begin to crave the next season’s harvest before it arrives. Lettuce is a beautiful base for most any salads. Whether
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The bounty of tomatoes and zucchini still gracing the table in August makes it hard to think of what to grow in the fall vegetable garden. But it’s that time of year where careful planning now can lead to success in keeping the kitchen full of fresh vegetables. In nearly every climate, a fall vegetable
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So your fall vegetable garden is going strong, but you hear freezing temperatures are in the forecast. How can you save and protect your plants from frost? A little frost and snow don’t have to stop you from having fresh veggies! One of the great things about living in zone 7 and zone 8 is
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