Growing Basil Cuttings
Winter is coming. Growing basil cuttings from your outdoor plants will make sure you have fresh basil to use indoors throughout the season.
Fruits Herbs and Veggies
Fruits, Herbs & Veggies focuses on growing edible plants in home gardens and backyard spaces. This section covers vegetables, culinary herbs, fruit-bearing plants, and seasonal growing practices suited to Midwest climates.
You’ll find planting tips, soil guidance, harvesting advice, pest management basics, and seasonal care routines for common edible crops. From tomatoes and leafy greens to garden herbs and berry plants, these posts offer practical, experience-based guidance to help you grow healthy, productive plants throughout the growing season.
Digging Horseradish Roots for Winter
Digging Horseradish Roots for Winter
Digging horseradish roots for winter serves two purposes. Preparing horseradish sauce and also storing the root for those that DO NOT get frost.
Simple Creamy Cucumber Salad
Simple Creamy Cucumber Salad
This light and refreshing Simple creamy cucumber salad is infused with a lemon kick. Perfect to use those fresh garden cucumbers, onions and dill.
Vegan? Exchange the Mayo in this recipe for vegan mayonnaise for a tasty dish.
Collect Seeds From Your Rhubarb Plant
Collect Seeds From Your Rhubarb Plant
Question. “Can we plant the seed that is growing from our rhubarb?” Short answer. Yes, you can. However, there is a certain time to collect seeds from your rhubarb plant.
I’ll answer all your questions on what to look for during the growing season if this is what you wish to do.
Grow Rhubarb From Seed From Your Own Plant
Grow Rhubarb From Seed From Your Own Plant
Did you know you could harvest seeds from your rhubarb plants? Well, you can. Grow rhubarb from seed!
Starting and Maintaining a Raspberry Patch
Starting and Maintaining a Raspberry Patch
Living directly in town I don’t have a lot of space to grow raspberries. I searched for ways for starting and maintaining a raspberry patch with little effort. Raised raspberry boxes were my choice.
Straw Bale Garden
I am wholeheartedly committed to growing all the fresh produce that I can this growing season. This led me on a hunt to locate ways to achieve my goal. A straw bale garden is my solution.
Planting Horseradish Root
Planting Horseradish Root
In this article I will go over basic planting horseradish root. I’ll tell you where to obtain horseradish root, when and where to plant, and basic care for your root.
How to Start and Care for a Rhubarb Plant
How to Start and Care for a Rhubarb Plant
I received a question via e-mail from a fellow gardener asking general questions about starting & maintaining Rhubarb
plants. Someone knows I grow mammoth rhubarb plants :). I answered his questions back via e-mail and decided to share the information on the site too.
Tomatoes Have Dark Spots on Bottom
Tomatoes Have Dark Spots on Bottom
You can’t wait to pick your first red ripe tomatoes of the season. As the tomato grows larger you notice your tomatoes have dark spots on bottom.
It quickly turns from a water soaked patch to a dark colored lesion. Some of your tomatoes have a small patch, some larger, what the heck is it?
Recycled Items to Start Seeds
10 Recycled Items to Start Seeds In
One of the reasons that I like to grow my own food is for the cost savings. Using recycled items to start my seeds cuts cost. Below are 10 different recycled items you can start your seedlings in.
Growing Garlic
Growing Garlic
Growing garlic in Wisconsin, means I need to plant my garlic cloves during September or October to allow the cloves to produce a root system.
They will start to grow green tops before winter but stop growing as the frost arrives.
Choosing a Garden that is Perfect for You
Choosing a Garden That Is Perfect For You
If you’re thinking about starting a garden, the first thing you need to do is choose a garden that is perfect for you. There are many different choices and often it can be hard to pick just one, but hopefully, you can narrow it down by choosing a garden that is perfect for you.
Tomato Watering Tips
Tomato Watering Tips
Keeping tomatoes healthy and happy is all about controlling their water intake. Tomatoes get their water from their roots. Easy tomato watering tips for healthy plants.