Winter Sowing Spinach Winter sowing spinach is awesome! I feel like I've mentioned it a thousand times, but I absolutely love spinach. As someone who doesn't have the healthiest of eating habits, spinach is delightful. From the texture to the inoffensive taste, spinach is a great choice for me and my journey to making better…
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February Unheated Hoophouse and Garden Update – Flowers in Hoop House
In my last post, I mentioned that the weather here has been absolutely frigid. Well, a couple days have passed and in true crazy weather fashion, our temperatures are now into the 60s. I should mention that that is very warm for this time of year, as our last frost date is usually at the…
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Bracing for an Arctic Blast in the Home Garden – Cut Flower Farm and Vegetable Garden / Winter Flowers
Over the past week or so, we've been getting absolutely blasted with cold weather and freezing temperatures. Up until now, our winter weather had been relatively mild; something which is very common here in my zone 6b/7 garden. That all changed about two weeks ago, however, when the snow began to fall and the nightly…
What I’m Growing, and When to Winter Sow It – Planning a Vegetable and Cut Flower Garden
If you follow along on my YouTube channel, you already know that I make an intentional effort to show every step of my seed starting process. This means that I intend to show most, if not all, of this year's winter sowing into the unheated low tunnel. Since I obviously can't post 30 videos in…
January Hardy Annual Flowers and Hoophouse Update – Cut Flower Farm
Large Scale Winter Sowing Experiment – Starting Flower and Vegetable Seeds Without Grow Lights
A few seasons ago, a brief introduction to the winter sowing method completely changed the way I garden. Without the need for grow lights or fancy seed starting setups, it is truly a way for those of us with tiny garden budgets to grow something that is absolutely amazing. The options when using the winter…
Continuing the Winter Sowing Method – More Plantings for the Low Tunnel
Since my last post, my winter sowing has moved into full swing. This time of year, the process of starting all my flower seeds is such an exciting one. On one hand, I'm super eager to watch things start to grow. On the other, I'm always worried that absolutely nothing will grow and that things…
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Direct Sowing in February?!
Hello all you gorgeous and wonderful blog readers! How's it going? I hope you're well. The weather here has been absolutely gorgeous lately. The sun is shining; the birds are singing. Most importantly, I'm thinking about starting my vegetable garden for the spring! Last time I took a look-see at the 10 day forecast, I…