BlogHide Resteemsgarden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 6 years agoThree Spinach CropsMy first spinach crop, which was planted last September, is done now but not before three or four weeks of producing nice dark green leaves for my salads. I wasn’t sure the fall crop was going to…resteemedthelaundrylady (57)in homesteading • 6 years agoFood Forest Update (First Half of May 2018) - Garden JournalI love using Steemit to see updates on homesteads located all over the world . It's so informative to check out how different varieties of plants grow and learning what other homesteaders do during…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 6 years agoHow Hard Can You Cut Back Strawberries?Last year my strawberries plants grew very thick and spread outside my pyramid box I had built for them. 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In fact…garden-to-eat (54)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColorChallenge: Monday red - Tomatoes EverywhereThey are in bowls, on the counter, and in the freezer (and of course in my stomach).garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoA Fall Garden in Hardiness Zone 7So now that summer in the northern hemisphere is winding down and a lot of the harvest is in, it’s time to get the fall garden going full speed. As spring and summer crops finish and old plants are…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoIrrigation Technique for a Backyard GardenAs those who follow my blogs know I have a rather large garden and spending an hour or more every day in the summer watering when conditions are hot and dry can get old. A lot of gardeners like…garden-to-eat (54)in food • 7 years agoThe Building of a Tomato SaladI like tomatoes with mozzarella like everyone else but this was the salad I grew up with and is my favorite way of eating my homegrown tomatoes. I start by cutting up my tomatoes into bite size…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoEggplants – A Heat Loving PlantIf you live in a climate that is typically hot during the summer months you may want to give eggplant a try. I live on the border of hardiness zone 6 and 7 and I have no problem growing good…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoWow!! Tomato Season is HereSo the three varieties of tomatoes I plant are coming in fast and furious. My plum tomatoes are in the two back bowls. They all get frozen and used for cooking. My early girls are in the front…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoA Flood of CucumbersWhen cucumbers start coming in it can get a little crazy. If you are away for just a few days as I was, the cucumbers will get very large in a hurry. You can see some oversized cucumbers here in…garden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoAsparagus – Delicious PerennialThe great thing about asparagus is that once its established maintenance is a cinch (relatively speaking of course). It does require some upfront work when planting however. I used two raised beds…garden-to-eat (54)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColorChallenge- Yellow in the GardenMarigolds Flowering Dill Zucchini Flower And of course Tomato Blossomsgarden-to-eat (54)in gardening • 7 years agoThe Problems with Growing CauliflowerOut of all the cole crops, cauliflower and Brussel sprouts are the most challenging for me to grow organically. I’ll talk about Brussel sprouts later. My problem with cauliflower is primarily…
