I finally finished my seed orders. I placed 2 of the orders today, at Cook’s Garden and Jung. I will place the Territorial and Baker Heirloom seed orders April 1. I just discovered Baker Heirloom. Next year I plan to order as much as possible from them. If you have not received their gorgeous catalog,…
I practice no-till gardening. My hybrid method draws from the best of today’s techniques, including strip composting, lasagna gardening, and square foot gardening. I create wide beds (3 to 4 feet) and layer on as much organic material as I can find. I layer twice a year, in the early spring and in the…
I found a great recipe for organic fertilizer. In my area we probably don’t need the dolomitic limestone (which is great for acidic soils). For use in my alkaline Wyoming garden I will modify this basic recipe. When I get it worked out I will post! Click the following to check it out. Organic Fertilizer…
I have lots of help from Tango
My “To-Do” list this week includes Planning my garden. In years past I did not plan this early and certainly had lots of produce. At that time I planted twice in a season: cool season varieties and warm season varieties. Generally-speaking, cool season varieties go in during late spring before the average last frost date.…
Due to climate warming trends, the USDA just updated U.S. garden hardiness zones. You can find the new information here: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ Your hardiness zone determines which perennials will survive the winter and which annual vegetables and flowers should thrive. From what I can tell on the map, we have moved from zone 4B to zone…