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Plant more peas!
All About Planting Peas by Sandy Swegel Rev your garden engines folks. Today is St. Patrick’s Day and the official start of pea season and there’s no need to wait. You have jobs to do today — it’s time to plant more peas! Make sure beds are weeded. Those mallows from last year are easy […]
3 Veggies You Gotta Grow at Home
by Sandy Swegel These three veggies you gotta grow at home because they aren’t easy to find in grocery stores. Even if you can buy them, they are so much better fresh out of the garden AND super easy to grow. Broccoli Raab Rapini This is a relative to big broccoli stalks. You get the same […]
How to Grow Baby Kale
The Ins and Outs of Growing Kale by Sandy Swegel Mixed baby kales are the current darlings of the produce section…and in my refrigerator are Lacinato Kale, Organic Lacinato Kale, and Organic Red Russian Kale. Several companies now sell thrice-washed baby kales that are ready to use in salads, stir-fries, soups or juices. As cute as […]