Growing Sweet potato slips is the best way to grow sweet potatoes. I’ve read that you can just plant the potato shallow in the ground, but starting slips first then planting the slips will give you better results. Rhonda of the Farmers Lamp gives all the step-by-step directions. Sweet Potato Slips. By Rhonda of the […]
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Growing Parsley is Perfect for a Fall Garden
With Sharon Peterson Growing Parsley yourself means you’ve got fresh ready at hand for your kitchen. My favorite recipe that uses parsley comes from a dish that my mom used to make. She dubbed it parsley potatoes. First you quarter your potatoes, then coat them with some olive oil and then roll them in parsley. […]
4 Tips for Growing Okra
With Sharon Peterson You know growing okra is not something I do. Mike says in his article below many people don’t grow it because they don’t eat it…. Uhm that would be me! EDIT TO ADD: Call me crazy but since I posted this article, I’ve discovered new ways to eat Okra! Namely a certain […]
Growing Garlic
With Sharon Peterson Growing garlic should be on your to do list if you have any kind of a garden. Is there a more versatile plant specimen on the planet than garlic? First, it makes every recipe it’s in better. It has an incredible amount of health benefits ranging from boosting your immune system to […]
Garden Volunteers
With Sharon Peterson What do you do with volunteers in your garden? Not the kind who show up and want to help you get some work done, who wouldn’t like that? I’m asking about the plant kind. Seeds drop into the ground from mature fruit and the next season…Surprise! Last year we planted 25 okra […]
French Intensive Gardening
With Sharon Peterson Interview with Lorraine of Vegetable Gardening with Lorraine French intensive gardening tips and advice from expert gardener Lorraine Ayre. Double dug gardens, raised beds, compost, worms and more. The following is a transcript of a podcast I did with Lorraine of Vegetable Gardening with Lorraine. What started out to be a brief […]