I can’t imagine a spring salad without historic pansies gracing my plate.,,, I have been growing old-fashioned pansies (historic pansy growing with Chard 2014) in our Urban Potager for many years. I have grown a variety of other pansies. and the colors and faces could never compete with these dainty beauties.I usually pair them with my…
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The most important part of our gardens are the people
This week in the Midwest we have been experiencing terrible spring weather which brings damaging high winds and sometimes tornadoes. I have lived all my life in the midwest of the USA, and tornado watches are part of spring, but the last few years, and maybe it is because of the media it just seems there…
I love my newspaper pots they make growing in small spaces affordable!
I integrate a variety of growing methods into my urban potager, and John Jeavons biointensive is one that I find works well for small spaces. I start in January, and I am in the dirt until fall! This year I am growing more plants for people who need help growing. My newspaper pots are the most…
Organic Benning’s Green Tint Patty Pan or Scallop Summer Squash a Keeper!
I grew Benning’s Green Tint Scallop Squash in our sustainable garden in 2012. This is an heirloom squash dating back to the early eighteenth century. It was introduced to the United States in 1914. It produced wonderfully and made a significant impression on most of the people who toured our Urban Potager. I lost…
Lemon Cucumbers
The last few years I have been trying different vegetables in our zone 5 gardens to see which are more resistant to disease and able to hold up to pests. I have grown cucumbers for years, but often times I have a problem with cucumber beetles that I have to “hand-pick” every morning. This year…
Immunity Gardens 