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USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map updated. I’m in Zone 6b
The USDA has just published it’s updated plant hardiness zone map, updated to incorporate improved accuracy and detail, as well as recent warming trends. Most areas have been adjusted up about half a plant zone. I’m now fully zone 6b. … Continue reading
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Starting Seeds Indoors
I love starting my seeds indoors in the winter… it’s a clear affirmation that yes, despite all the cold and snow of a typical Cleveland winter, spring is indeed on its way, and the countdown is marked by the seeds … Continue reading
Its March! Signs of Spring!
OMG we survived another Cleveland February. March 5th its 50 degrees out, and the rain stops long enough for me to squish out to the garden / to look for signs of spring. Because yes, spring will arrive in … Continue reading
Posted in Winter Gardening
Tagged Catnip, Chives, Daffodils, Ferns, Garlic, March, Winter Gardening
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Starting Eggplant and Bunching Onion Seeds Indoors
Today I started two varieties of eggplant seeds: 3 Black Beauty and 2 Thai Yellow Eggplant. Also started onion seeds: two 4″ pots of Crimson Forest Bunching Onions, and one 4″ pot of Evergreen Bunching Heshiko Onions. I broadcast the … Continue reading
Gardening Through the Year
Every month, there are tasks for the garden. Whether it’s starting seeds, prepping the ground, weeding, harvesting, or simply going through catalogs and planning the next year’s plantings, there’s always something to keep you close to the earth. Keeping track … Continue reading
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Starting Pepper Seeds: Bell Peppers and Paprika Peppers
Today’s seed starting: California Wonder Bell Peppers: 1 flat of 25 plants. I’ve grown California Wonder before, both from seed and from purchased plants. They’ve done OK in previous years, though I’ve never been able to get them to grow … Continue reading
Daffodils Do Not Lie. It’s February, but Spring is Coming.
After weeks of brutally cold winter, the first signs of spring. A few days of wonderful warm weather, temps in the 50s, the snow is melting, and the daffodils are boldly and valiantly poking above the ground to give an … Continue reading
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Tagged Daffodils, February, Perennials, Spring, Winter Gardening
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February Gardening in Cleveland: Its All About Starting Seeds
January is about Seed Catalogs and planning a garden that could potentially outdo the Garden of Eden. I pushed the envelope and started leek seeds on Jan 22, broadcast in 4″ pots with a bit of saran wrap over them … Continue reading
Posted in Heirloom Seeds, Winter Gardening
Tagged Celery, February, Heirloom Seeds, Leeks, Seed Starting
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Winter Gardening, New Year’s Day, 2011: The First Harvest of the Year!
The garden year officially begins! On the 50 degrees-and-drizzling first day of the year, I headed out into the mud-field / garden to find what might be harvest-able. The haul: a nice supply of volunteer mustard greens*, a few leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest, Winter Gardening
Tagged carrots, garden planning, Harvest, kale, mustard greens, Winter Gardening
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Crocker Park Farmer’s Market: Potato Leek and Garlic Casserole
So my impulse purchase at the Crocker Park Farmer’s Market in Westlake was seven (count em, seven) bee-yoo-ti-ful giant leeks. I drooled at the very sight of these leeks. I HAD to have them. I love leeks. I froze half … Continue reading
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