How and When to Pick Summer Squash

Growing summer squash is one of the many delights of having a vegetable garden. The fresh, buttery taste of squash is hard to beat when you have worked hard to grow your own. Summer squash is relatively easy to grow and the plants are very prolific – continually producing fruit throughout the season. There are [...]

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Hummingbird Feeders for a Lovely Garden Ecosystem

Some people would like to have gardens in order to have nice flowers, to have a place to go out to and enjoy the fresh air. For other people the garden has something different to offer: animals and birds. In case you want to make your garden friendly for them, you can be sure that [...]

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Government Support!! (reply) :: The Village Square

Author: eileen
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:15 pm (GMT 0)

Great idea!! I don't see why the government can't offer some support for residents. It may not be in the way of funding but every little helps.
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Unique Gift: Create Your Own Rose and Name It

Would you like this rose named for you? Have you ever wanted to give the perfect gift to someone? Or have you ever wanted to honor someone special in the perfect way? A group from Princeton, NJ, wrote to TheGardenLady with such a request. They wanted to honor a beloved mayor with a rose named [...]

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Turning an Heirloom Pepper into a Keepsake

I first heard about the idea of over wintered peppers from the Ottawa Gardener a few years ago but didn?t get around to trying it myself until just this year. The results were much better than I expected and the process was even easier than over wintering some of those popular tender perennial herbs. The [...]

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Ornamental Grasses for Wild but Complex Landscaping

Ornamental grasses can be used with beautiful effect in gardens. Irrespective of the size or type of the garden, ornamental grasses can add a lot of color, texture and life to the landscaping. They can be used effectively in huge gardens and also in planter gardens because these versatile garden elements are a perfect addition [...]

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Hummingbird Feeders for a Lovely Garden Ecosystem

Some people would like to have gardens in order to have nice flowers, to have a place to go out to and enjoy the fresh air. For other people the garden has something different to offer: animals and birds. In case you want to make your garden friendly for them, you can be sure that [...]

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Burpee Pea Fence Review

I have to admit, I love growing peas and I really love eating them. Peas are great for adding to soups, stews, salads, and a variety of other dishes. Of course, they are also awesome when simply served on their own. Since peas are a vining plant it is imperative that you grow them vertically [...]

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

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Plants that Aren?t Content to Wait for Spring

Spring officially arrived just this week and there is plenty of activity out in the garden, all this in spite of the unsettled weather conditions. We’ve been teased by seventy degree temperatures recently, only to have it turn cold again the following day. This week has seen heavy rains, snow showers, thunderstorms, and now a [...]

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Midwest

So far we have covered the best vegetables to grow in the southeast and northeast. Today presents five of the best vegetables for the midwest and central plains areas of the U.S. The midwest is known for it’s awesome farm lands, and many vegetables can be grown in this area. Here are five awesome vegetables [...]

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Creative Uses for Blueberry Plants Around the House

I learned a creative new use for blueberry plants during a visit to Costco this week. The latest shipment of plants was on display and included the usual ornamental shrubs, trees, and landscape perennials. But of course the thing that caught my eye was the attractive blueberry bushes that were covered with those unusually shaped [...]

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My garden flowers in the color purple (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: eileen
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:36 am (GMT 0)

WOW I love those petunias - very eye catching. The phlox and the bell flower are such lovely blooms. Everything in your garden looks so pretty Gail. Thanks for sharing them with us all.
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How and When to Harvest Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi is not commonly grown in the United States, but is very popular in many European countries. With that said, it is gaining more interest in the U.S. due to its unusual look and exceptional taste, which is very similar to a turnip. If you are new to growing kohlrabi, then you may be a [...]

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Southwest

Now that we have gone over five vegetables that grow well in the southeast, northeast, and midwest sections of the U.S., it’s time to tackle the southwest area of the country. The southwest has its share of challenges of growing fresh vegetables. With very hot, dry conditions dominating much of the summer months, growing some [...]

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Wet Blooms Aplenty (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: carolyn keiper
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:48 am (GMT 0)

Droopy, everything is very nice.

I hope your weather warms up soon. we went from cold and wet to scorching and then to cold and wet and then humid, muggy, miserable. So I sympathize not having very warm weather in the forecast. The weather doesn't seem to be moderate anywhere.

Have a nice vacation and hopefully you will come home to warmer weather.

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The Trendy Garden Products of 2011

Are you looking for something new to grow in your kitchen garden this year? There are many new varieties of tomatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce and other fruits and vegetables. You can try them to add new color, flavor and texture to your meals. The ubiquitous and much loved tomato is now available in different colors [...]

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Takinogawa Gobo; a Common Weed or Valuable Edible

Takinogawa Gobo, aka Edible Burdock is a great option if you want to try a new and unusual, but easy to grow root crop in your vegetable garden this season. Here in Central PA burdock is a common weed that is used by some as a medicinal wild plant. Add Gobo to the list of [...]

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Babies and beauties. (reply) :: Wildlife in the Garden

Author: marlingardener
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:30 pm (GMT 0)

Eileen, one of the great joys of a garden is seeing the wildlife that visits it, too. You have created a haven, which obviously is appreciated by more than one generation!
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Plants that Aren?t Content to Wait for Spring

Spring officially arrived just this week and there is plenty of activity out in the garden, all this in spite of the unsettled weather conditions. We’ve been teased by seventy degree temperatures recently, only to have it turn cold again the following day. This week has seen heavy rains, snow showers, thunderstorms, and now a [...]

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Southwest

Now that we have gone over five vegetables that grow well in the southeast, northeast, and midwest sections of the U.S., it’s time to tackle the southwest area of the country. The southwest has its share of challenges of growing fresh vegetables. With very hot, dry conditions dominating much of the summer months, growing some [...]

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Two Knock Out Rose Problems

Sawfly by Mean and Pinchy TheGardenLady received two questions from two people who were having problems with knock out roses.� Here is the first question. I am very upset with my knock out roses. They have small green worms covering the leafs and eating holes in them. They also get on the perennial hibiscus. Is [...]

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It's not much but they are my very first Tomatoes (reply) :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Author: carolyn keiper
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:57 am (GMT 0)

Toni, they look great. You have done a great job getting some toms from your patch. nice varieties also.

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Recent Additions to the Vegetable Garden

One of the great things about the vegetable garden is that no matter how long you?ve been into it there?s always something new and interesting to try out. Whether your interest lies in ornamental plants or edibles, heirlooms or modern varieties, fruits or veggies, you will never run out of new opportunities to test your [...]

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Visiting the Warm-side of the State (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: gfreiherr
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:14 pm (GMT 0)

That is a trip I would enjoy...two of my favorite things wine & flowers. Great photos, thanks for sharing. The flower gardens were beautiful.
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Good Companian Plants to Deter Bean Beetles

Nasty beetles eating everything. by Jason Riedy A reader asked which plants would be good companion plants to grow with her beans to deter bean beetles. TheGardenLady would plant a variety of plants that deter bean beetles, if you have the room in your garden. Then you can hope that at least one will work. [...]

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Landis Valley Farm Museum Herb & Garden Faire

For gardeners in the Central Pennsylvania area this weekend is the date for the annual Herb & Garden Faire at the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum. This is an event that I look forward to every year because it signals that our frost free date is near and that planting can begin in earnest [...]

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Gone for 8 days and my garden explodes (reply) :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Author: carolyn keiper
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:51 pm (GMT 0)

Wow! it all looks good. I just bought my habanero's to plant. I guess I'd better get them in soon. I obviously have no chance of catching up to your harvest, but I'll at least get a few for some pepper jelly.

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A Small, But Welcome Harvest (reply) :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Author: debbieteale
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:28 am (GMT 0)

Brilliant for a day's picking Sjoerd.
Well done, and a great selection from the garden. I'm very jealous!
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Improve Efficiency In Your Vegetable Garden

As vegetable gardeners, we are always looking for ways to maximize the amount of vegetables we grow in the space we have. It is important to use the land available to improve the efficiency of our vegetable gardens as much as possible. There are many ways to improve the efficiency of your vegetable garden, and [...]

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