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20/02/2021

Most of the tomatoes I tried to save the other day didn't make it, but one might have.

Below are green peas I planted a couple weeks ago, and they seem pretty happy despite the cold.

15/02/2021

Designing and maintaining a front yard vegetable garden gives you more than just beautiful veggies, it promotes community too!

13/02/2021

26/01/2021

Mid to late January is the time to plant peas in Louisiana.

Don't worry of your ground isn't prepped. Pea seeds only need to be covered and something to climb.

Plant seeds along your existing fence line for an early spring crop.

Photo cred: a crafty spoonful

15/01/2021

A little pre-season dirt-care.

Adding mulch is an as-needed task, not limited to when i set out more plants.

30/12/2020

New year, New you,

New Garden.

If you want to plant organicly grown seedlings, you will need to find a local source or, plan to grow them yourself.

Planting time in the south is in March for most summer garden plants.

For seedling to be ready, they need to be planted indoors in mid January.
Check your local agricultural center's planting guide for more details.

23/11/2020

With the weather cooling down, it is time to take out any plants that are finished, and give the ones that just keep going a bit of a boost. Add a little compost around each you are leaving in, and tuck your garden in with some mulch.

29/10/2020

The storm could not have been kind to garden plants.
If any are pushed over, go ahead and stand them up gently and tamp down the roots.
You may need to stake them.

Give them a couple of weeks to see if they flourish or struggle. Plants are much more resilient than we might think.

27/10/2020

Root crops do especially well in the fall/winter here in New Orleans.

Radishes especially, are easy and can grow in hard ground; they are also among the fastest growing vegetable: approximately 1 month to 6 weeks, seed to harvest.

Daikon radishes are used in Asian dishes and help loosen soil as they grow.

(Not the variety pictured)

26/10/2020

A cool spell is coming this week.

To protect your remaining warm weather plants, a quick greenhouse is easily made by draping visqueen over stands or a frame. It doesn't have to be fancy, you just want it on something that won't let it sit on the plants, and it needs to extend all the way to the ground.

A clear painters drop cloth works well for this.

*photo source- pinterest

09/10/2020

No-til gardening is the gardening method easiest to create and maintain.

30/09/2020

Fall is the perfect time to prep your ground for an easy spring garden!

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