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{photo credit} I don’t know when I first fell in love with alyssum, but I absolutely love using purple and white alyssum in my window box and hanging flower baskets every year. It’s delicate, yet very hearty. Brief description: Alyssum is a delicate mounding or trailing flower {depending on variety} that blooms throughout the summer. Where to Read More >>
I started some celery seeds under grow lights a while back, and yesterday I transplanted the young plants out to the garden. As long as you keep your celery plants watered, it’s about as low maintenance as it gets. Celery seems to thrive up here in the Northwest because of our cool spring and fall temperatures and it Read More >>
Have you ever tried kohlrabi? It’s kind of funky. I planted our kohlrabi seeds a few days ago and even though it’s one of the vegetables your only likely to find at a farmers market, you should give it a try. Especially if you have kids. Brief description: Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family. It Read More >>
I planted a flat of Toy Bok Choy seeds last week. Have you ever tried bok choy before? We love to chop it up and add it to stir fry. My daughter likes the smaller variety of bok choy better better than the giant leave you typically find in the grocery stores so that’s why Read More >>
I started some spinach seeds last week in the greenhouse gutters and I am anxiously waiting for them to pop through the soil. I thin that’s the hardest part about gardening if you ask me. Waiting. Spinach is pretty easy to grow, and you can grown an incredible amount from just a tiny packet of seeds. I like the Monstrueux Read More >>
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