At some point in the season as you inspect your tomato crop, you may have noticed a rotten, sunken spot on the end of the fruit. It looks like a yellow or…
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Tomatoes are the holy grail of gardens. Who can resist all those sweet, juicy orbs ripening in the sun every summer, filling the air with that unmistakable heady scent of tomato vine?…
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Garden of Eatin', How-To, VegetablesGrow the Best Tomatoes on the Block: 10 Tips for a Successful Harvest
If you’re planning to grow a summer garden, you’re most likely going to grow tomatoes in it. These plump, juicy fruits are the pinnacle of every vegetable gardener’s summer harvest, but it’s…
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Garden of Eatin', How-To, Seeds & Seedlings
Advice for New Gardeners: The Best Seeds to Plant in Spring
In my very first year of gardening, I did what any ambitious beginner would do in a brand-new garden: I bought a bunch of seeds that looked good, threw them in the…
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Garden of Eatin', How-To, Seeds & Seedlings
The Ultimate Seed Starting Guide: A Roundup of Garden Betty’s Best Tips and Tutorials
It’s 50°F and sunny in Central Oregon, and while that may still sound cold to our southern neighbors, we’re really enjoying our false spring. (This weather meme, which circulates throughout the year…
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Exactly as the title says — this is an easy and foolproof guide to starting seeds indoors. Whether you have a dedicated vegetable bed in your backyard, or a cluster of containers…
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If you’re as enthusiastic about the holiday season as I am, you probably like to decorate your Christmas tree early, and that means bringing home a live tree soon after Thanksgiving and…
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Garden of Eatin', How-To
A Fall Garden Checklist for Maximizing the Season and Winterizing Your Yard
This post is in partnership with 3-IN-ONE®. All thoughts and words are my own. Is it just me, or does it feel like fall chores vastly outnumber my spring garden checklist? Maybe…
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Seed saving is one of the little joys of gardening. Now that we’re nearing the end of the season, my kitchen counter is lined with tea towels and saucers of all sizes,…
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You waited seven, maybe nine months, for all that homegrown garlic to finish growing. Now that you’ve dug it all up, you want to savor it for as long as possible until…
