by Pam Dyer Stewart | Mar 30, 2021 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts
April showers bring May flowers. That’s what they say, and sure enough, spring rains are important for our gardens. If you didn’t get to start seeds in March, then April is the time to begin, and no, you’re not behind! My motto with seed starting is...
by Pam Dyer Stewart | Mar 4, 2021 | Family Friendly Gardening Activities, Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts
It’s best to start seeds that need lots of time to get going, like parsley, celery, onions, and leeks; or seeds that love the cold weather, like broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce. Vegetables that love the hot weather can wait a little to be...
by Pam Dyer Stewart | Mar 4, 2021 | Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts
It’s March! And it’s mud season. The temperatures are warming, the sun is stronger, and spring officially starts this month. The first harvest of the year is maple sap! In Late February or early March, when the night temperatures are below freezing, and...
by Pam Dyer Stewart | Jan 7, 2021 | Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts
Winter Gardening Tasks Grow a bulb in a pot inside– like an amaryllis or white narcissus–it brings color into the winter months! Grow bean sprouts to get some good vitamins in the winter. You can sprout alfalfa seeds, mung beans, wheat berries, and...
by Pam Dyer Stewart | Nov 1, 2020 | Monthly Gardening Tasks, Seeds and Sprouts
November Task List Plant garlic. Place mulch over garlic, shallot and strawberry beds when the ground begins to freeze. If leaving your leeks in the garden, cover with a layer of straw. Start growing herbs for indoors Cut back the yellowing foliage of herbaceous...
