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Growing in Zone 7B ☀️
Monroe, NC 🌱

My first harvest from my indoor herb garden started on January 8th! 🪴 I am in love with this Lemon Basil! 🍋 I’m thinking...
02/18/2023

My first harvest from my indoor herb garden started on January 8th! 🪴 I am in love with this Lemon Basil! 🍋 I’m thinking it may be warm enough now to move the cilantro outside for spring, too!

Finally have the strawberries planted out in the milk crate strawberry towers! 🍓 Varieties are Sweet Charlie (June-beari...
02/17/2023

Finally have the strawberries planted out in the milk crate strawberry towers! 🍓 Varieties are Sweet Charlie (June-bearing) and Seascape (Ever-bearing) that I started from bare root about a month ago. Sweet Charlie did notably better than the Seascape. More than half of the Seascape bare roots failed to grow, so I may be on the lookout for more to fill out their tower. 🌱 Let me know if you know a good place to get some bare root seascape strawberries!

Do you see my mushroom friend? 🍄Only as big as the little parsnip sprout!
02/16/2023

Do you see my mushroom friend? 🍄
Only as big as the little parsnip sprout!

My beautiful lettuce babies 🥰These varieties were chosen for this year’s spring/summer garden for their heat tolerance a...
02/06/2023

My beautiful lettuce babies 🥰
These varieties were chosen for this year’s spring/summer garden for their heat tolerance and resistance to bolting, important qualities for my climate in North Carolina Zone 7B. I also chose romaine, leaf, and bibb-type lettuces to add a variety of textures and colors to our salad bowls! 🥗
👇Variety Info:👇

🥬Cimmaron Red Romaine🥬
Heirloom ~ 60-70 days
Beautiful heads with deep red tips that fade to bright-green. Virtually impervious to bolting.

🥬Parris Island Romaine🥬
Heirloom ~ 21-68 days
Crunchy, sweet leaves and a buttery-green heart. Vigorous growth! Named after Parris Island, South Carolina and beloved by growers of the eastern seaboard. Moderate bolt resistance.

🥬Red Salad Bowl Leaf Lettuce🥬
Heirloom ~ 50 days
Garnet colored lobe leaf lettuce that is tasty AND ornamental! Slow to bolt, does well in warmer weather

🥬Slow-Bolt Leaf Lettuce🥬
~ 48 days
Bright-green ruffled leaves with great heat tolerance. Excellent choice for southern gardens!

🥬Merveille 4 Seasons Bibb Lettuce🥬
Heirloom ~ 70-80 days
Marvelous red-tipped French heirloom that is a true wonder! Holds it’s flavor in the heat and can be grown year round in most areas.

🥬Buttercrunch Bibb Lettuce🥬
Heirloom ~ 55 days
Reliable, dark-green leaves in compact heads. Holds well under heat and stress, good bolt resistance.

Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to get started on your 2023 Garden! 🌱 What are you planting this month? ...
02/02/2023

Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to get started on your 2023 Garden! 🌱 What are you planting this month? 😁

Green Leaf Gardens passed 500 followers on Tik Tok! 🥰 I love the gardening community on Tik Tok, we always support each ...
01/27/2023

Green Leaf Gardens passed 500 followers on Tik Tok! 🥰 I love the gardening community on Tik Tok, we always support each other, give each other advice when we need it, and interact daily! I’m thinking of doing more Tik Tok exclusive content too, so consider checking it out! 🌱

01/26/2023

The 2023 Union County Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Union County Agricultural Center in Monroe, NC. The event is a celebration of the natural, cultural, and historical heritage of Union County. Our aim is to provide inspiration to attain and su...

01/26/2023

It’s almost time for the 2023 Extension Gardener Spring Classes. No matter if you are interested in growing fruits and vegetables, ornamentals, laws, or you just want to learn more about common insects and w**d management, we have got you covered with the Extension Gardener Spring Class series! Th...

01/21/2023

Hello all my local Gardener Friends!
This is right up your alley.
Check out this 5 class series put on by our friends at MARSH. 🌿

Valentine’s taters! 💘🥔 a.k.a. How I chit/green sprout my potatoes! I place them eye-side up in a semi-bright area and wa...
01/20/2023

Valentine’s taters! 💘🥔 a.k.a. How I chit/green sprout my potatoes! I place them eye-side up in a semi-bright area and wait… a few days before planting (in about 4 weeks) I will cut some of the bigger taters to maximize the number of potato plants.

That face when you get two sacks of old taters in the mail! 😂 But for real, I’m so excited to be trying out these seed p...
01/19/2023

That face when you get two sacks of old taters in the mail! 😂 But for real, I’m so excited to be trying out these seed potatoes. 🥔 I’ve always just grown from organic grocery store potatoes… which works! But you don’t know the variety, and I want to start saving my homegrown potatoes to have my own seed potatoes. 😁 So I went ahead and invested in ‘Red Norland’ and ‘Yukon Gold’. Started the chitting process today! 🌱

Starting some more cold weather crops today! Here are some of the varieties I’m trying this year in Central NC zone 7B 🌱...
01/18/2023

Starting some more cold weather crops today! Here are some of the varieties I’m trying this year in Central NC zone 7B 🌱😊 I’m probably most excited for ‘Prismatic Raimbow’ chard, and ‘Prize Choi’ bok choy!

Today seems like a good day to transplant some onion starts! 🧅 These little guys have kinda been through the ringer sinc...
01/17/2023

Today seems like a good day to transplant some onion starts! 🧅 These little guys have kinda been through the ringer since they were started in November. My husband forgot to water them when I went away for the weekend a few weeks ago, and then I left them outside during a freeze last week. 😬 they are still kicking though, so we will see how they do this season! 🌱

Finished finalizing plans for the backyard garden for the spring/summer 2023 growing season! Now it’s time to start some...
01/07/2023

Finished finalizing plans for the backyard garden for the spring/summer 2023 growing season! Now it’s time to start some seeds! Probably going to be making a video about some of the varieties I’m most excited about later this week, and I will be sure to share with y’all. Have you finished your 2023 garden plans yet?

2023 gardening season has begun! Have you sown any seeds yet?
01/03/2023

2023 gardening season has begun! Have you sown any seeds yet?

I’m lucky to have an abundance of wild onions growing on my property! 🧅(technically, this is wild garlic - Allium vineal...
12/31/2022

I’m lucky to have an abundance of wild onions growing on my property! 🧅(technically, this is wild garlic - Allium vineale) I love using it like green onion, making herb butter with it, and sautéing the small bulbs. 😋 Plus, it grows all winter so I have something fresh and green when the backyard garden isn’t producing as much! Have you ever tried foraging for wild onions? How do you like use wild onions in the kitchen?
*before eating any wild plants, make sure to properly identify! Use caution, and be 100% sure you know what the plant is!

Things are finally starting to get warmer after the (unusually cold) cold snap we had. 🥶 After assessing the damage, not...
12/29/2022

Things are finally starting to get warmer after the (unusually cold) cold snap we had. 🥶 After assessing the damage, not much made it. Even the garlic got knocked back a bit! 🧄 I think it may be perking back up, though. These were planted in November 1st, and I’m very hopeful for a beautiful harvest in spring!

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Part two of what I’m most excited to be growing in the 2023 Spring Garden! 🥰 Are you growing any of these varieties this year? What are you most excited to be growing this spring? 🪴#zone7garden #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7 #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardener #zone7bgardening #zone7b #ncgarden #ncgardener #ncgardening #northcarolinagardens #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #backyardgarden #backyardgardener #backyardgardening #urbanfarming #urbanhomestead #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #garden #gardener #gardening #growitforthegram #gardeninginnorthcarolina #gardeningcommunity

Part one of what I’m most excited to be growing in the 2023 Spring Garden! 🥰 Are you growing any of these varieties this year? What are you most excited to be growing this spring? 🪴#zone7garden #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7 #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardener #zone7bgardening #zone7b #ncgarden #ncgardener #ncgardening #northcarolinagardens #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #backyardgarden #backyardgardener #backyardgardening #urbanfarming #urbanhomestead #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #garden #gardener #gardening #gardeninginnorthcarolina #gardeningcommunity

It’s always so hard to choose which ones don’t make the cut ✂️ but you gotta thin so that they can thrive! 🌱 I can’t believe how fast these little Di Cicco broccoli are growing! 🥦 #zone7garden #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7 #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardener #zone7bgardening #zone7b #ncgarden #ncgardener #ncgardening #northcarolinagardens #northcarolinagardening #northcarolinagardeners #backyardgarden #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #urbanhomestead #urbanfarming #growyourownfood #growitforthegram #growyourfood #growwhatyoueat #garden #gardener #gardening

HURRY UP AND GET HERE! We gotta get growing! 😂 I gotta check twice a day at least! 🪴 #zone7garden #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardener #zone7bgardening #zone7 #zone7b #backyardgarden #backyardgardener #backyardgardening #northcarolinagarden #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #ncgarden #ncgardener #ncgardening #garden #gardener #gardening #seedstarting #seeds #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #growyourfood

I’m amazed by how resilient these garlic plants are! 🧄 I was so sad… I thought they were goners! #zone7garden #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardening #zone7bgardener #zone7 #zone7b #backyardgarden #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #growyourownfood #growwhatyoueat #growyourfoodathome #garden #gardening #gardener #gardenhoe #urbanfarming #northcarolinagarden #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #ncgarden #ncgardening #ncgardener

The winner for the first sprouts of 2023 goes to Broccoli! 🥦 I sowed these Di Cicco broccoli seeds on January 8th, and they have already germinated! (January 11th) 🤯 Have you started any seeds yet?#zone7garden #zone7gardens #zone7gardener #zone7gardeners #zone7gardening #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardens #zone7bgardener #zone7bgardeners #zone7bgardening #zone7 #zone7b #northcarolinagarden #northcarolinagardens #northcarolinagardener #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #ncgarden #ncgardens #ncgardener #ncgardeners #ncgardening #backyardgarden #backyardgardens #backyardgardener #backyardgardeners #backyardgardening #urbanfarming #growyourownfood #growyourfoodathome #growyourfood #garden #gardens #gardener #gardeners #gardening #growitforthegram #gardenhoe #carolinagarden #garden #broccoli #broccolisprouts #growingbroccoli

I planted over 100 bare root strawberries in nursery pots for transplant into the garden later this spring (and for my spring plant sale!) 🍓 Here is how I did it! I place my potted strawberry plants in an unheated mini-greenhouse to protect them from colder temps for about 4-6 weeks before they are ready to sell or go out to the garden (which is around mid to late February in central North Carolina Zone 7B) 🪴 Do you grow any strawberries in your backyard garden? What varieties do you like? #ncgardener #ncgardening #ncgardens #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardening #northcarolinagardens #zone7gardener #zone7gardening #zone7gardens #zone7bgardener #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardening #zone7 #zone7b #urbanfarming #backyardgarden #backyardgardening #backyardgardener #gardening #gardeninginnorthcarolina #garden #gardenhoe #gardeninglife #growyourownfood #growyourfood #growitforthegram #strawberryplant #strawberry #howtogrow #growingstrawberries

How to divide an overgrown Aloe and get so many free aloe plants! I am so happy that I was able to help out some of the FFA kids in my community. It can be discouraging when bad weather or technical failures cause you to lose plants you have worked so hard to nurture, but I hope the donations from our community will lift them up and renew their passion for all things agriculture. #aloeplant #houseplants #FFA #northcarolinagardeners #northcarolinagardens #growityourself #northcarolinagardening #ncgardener #ncgardening #ncgardens #freeplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy

Garden experiment feat. the rain and my ball obsessed dog that has very poor garden manners 😂 Did you know that the NC State Extension Cooperative recommends sowing peas starting in January for Eastern and Central NC? We have some nice warm days coming up, so I’m going to go ahead and try planting some! Do you soak your peas before sowing? Do you think it’s too early to be planting them?#zone7gardener #zone7garden #zone7gardening #ncgarden #ncgardener #ncgardening #northcarolinagarden #northcarolinagardening #northcarolinagardeners #growyourownfood #growyourfood #growingfood #backyardgarden #wintergarden #wintergardening #zone7bgardener #zone7bgarden #zone7bgardening #zone7 #zone7b

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