Starting Seeds

  • The Garden Is Growing: A June Update

    The Garden Is Growing: A June Update

    A lot of sun, a lot of rain, and plenty of good compost means a lot of growing. June is here and the garden is popping. It feels like forever ago that we first started planting and seeding, but now the garden really feels like a garden. What We Are Harvesting? Our harvests are still…

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  • Harvesting Seeds For Next Season

    Harvesting Seeds For Next Season

    One of the first set of seeds we directed sowed in the garden were Mizuna greens. These leafy greens tolerated the cold early spring and did surprisingly well with the unexpected heat waves. By June however, flowers formed and seed pods emerged. We decided to harvest the seeds for next season. After some research about…

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  • April Planting: A Garden Rollercoaster!

    April Planting: A Garden Rollercoaster!

    April showers bring May flowers is the old saying, but April here in Pennsylvania turned out to be a rollercoaster. We had typical April days, winter days, and summer days. All had an impact on the garden and our plans. Planting the Raised Beds with Cool Season Crops I had mentioned in my Spring is…

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  • Hydroponic Garden Update: February Growth Insights

    Hydroponic Garden Update: February Growth Insights

    Learn about our hydroponic garden growth in February, growing peppers, American fast lettuce and sweet peas in my InBloom Hydroponic garden.

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  • Rookie mistakes when growing Radishes

    Rookie mistakes when growing Radishes

    Learn about our rookie mistakes growing radishes, one of the easiest vegetables to grow.

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  • In-between Gardening: Starting our 2026 Garden Now!

    In-between Gardening: Starting our 2026 Garden Now!

    Learn how we are using the in-between time from fall to spring to plan for our 2026 garden.

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