Tagged: winter vegetables

Dig In: Garden checklist for Dec. 9

Leaves piling up? Put them to work in the garden as mulch or in a new compost pile. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Make the most of sunny December days; plant and renovate Get out and...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Oct. 20

Harvest pumpkins and squash to use for fall decorations or store them for winter meals. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Make the most of warm weather; it helps roots grow Could our weather be any better?...

Find keys to winter garden success

Learn to grow your own lettuce and other cool-weather crops during free seminars Saturday at Green Acres. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) Learn about cool-weather vegetables at free seminars Make the most of our second growing...

Will ‘old’ seed grow?

This Dutch Baby Ball beet sprouted from 6-year-old seed. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) It’s a common dilemma: Leftover seeds. Like most longtime vegetable gardeners, I accumulate way more seed packets than I can actually grow...

Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Jan. 16

Violas add color to the winter garden. Other flowers to plant now: Pansies, snapdragons, English daisies, calendulas and fairy primroses. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) We’re settling into another winter dry spell. According to the National...