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Be careful when working outside in the heat We who live in Zone 9 know that late spring through early fall are terribly hot and humid. When you're

Did you know you can get 600 gallons of rainwater for each inch of rain on a thousand-square-foot roof? It's true! Here is an article I wrote recent

Tomatoes come in two basic forms and need to be treated a little differently: Determinate Determinate tomatoes are compact bushes that have a p

This is post is a combination of all of Karen's Square Foot Gardening posts! Square Foot Gardening: Intro March 23,2015 A Square Foot Garden could

Success! Most everything was up two to three weeks after planting. Now it was a matter of lightly watering close to the soil. One beauty of Squar

Fried. Boiled. Baked. Pickled.  Okra can be eaten any number of ways.  Last year I was successful at growing okra, my only problem was I didn’

This is the fourth entry of five in Karen’s Square Foot Garden Mini Series Son Ed and I mixed the soil for two boxes at a time. We loaded equal par

This is the third entry of 5 in Karen’s Square Foot Garden Mini Series Musclemen Ed and Nathan made my boxes out of 1x6x16 cedar boards that I h

This is the second entry of 5 in Karen’s Square Foot Garden Mini Series Son-in-law Nathan made a schematic of my garden area in order for me to

Hello everyone, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Joe and I am entering my third season with a backyard vegetable garden. I reside in central