# Gardening
Picking homegrown strawberries, blueberries and raspberries
Berries are great edibles to grow in a home garden. They are super delicious, nutritious and very versatile. Can be eaten for snacking, for breakfast, for dessert, as toppings on salads, for baking... the possibilities are endless. They are the easiest to grow too.
Planting Potatoes | Forgotten & Sprouted Spuds | Garden Planting Potatoes
Have you ever forgotten that you had potatoes in the cupboard or pantry? I did, and this is what I did with them. These will be great to can up and also, make stews and soups to can. Fingers crossed they grow and make big old potatoes! Enjoy!
Harvesting tomatoes
Grateful for the beautiful and colorful tomatoes from our backyard garden. Growing your own food can save a lot of money. Some nights, all the veggies and fruits on our dinner table come from our backyard edible garden. Right now we are growing tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, corn, berries and many varieties of fruit-bearing trees.
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Garden Planting Onions | Easy and Fun | Start Now!
It's time to get some bulbs in the ground. We have onion sets, which are small bulb onions. Some grow from seed or starts, like greens. We have had good luck with the bulbs and have gotten big onions. I'm teaching my almost 4 yr old granddaughter to garden, and she is here to help plant today. Enjoy!
Early morning backyard harvest
It's early morning and some fruits are ready for picking. Come join me harvest some strawberries, blueberries, kumquats, peppers, carrot and calamansi or calamondin from our small urban backyard edible garden. Let's pause for a moment too to watch the tiny birds foraging.
How to seed save tomatoes from the grocery store in Colorado
During this Earth Day season in Colorado, we encourage you to start home seed saving your favorite vegetables from your local market. This will result in zero food miles. Meaning you have helped save the environment by eliminating the energy it takes to get package seeds to you from the farm. Today I am going to show you how to harvest tomato seeds from a grocery store tomato. So, you can have that flavorful tomato every year by growing itself.
Former West Cobb Plantation Now A Nature Preserve and Gardening Sanctuary
This 112-acre nature preserve in West Cobb County was once part of the Green Plantation. Today, it's home to scenic walking trails through native forests and open meadows. We enjoy the wide, well-maintained walking trails that help to avoid unwanted hitchhikers, like Georgia's summer ticks. The preserve also is home to a Cherokee Indian medicine and food plant garden, a great educational stop before or after walking the preserve. Located at the intersection of Dallas Highway and Old Hamilton Road in West Cobb County, Green Meadows Preserve is a Cobb County Park open to the the general public from sunrise to sunset.
Berries from the backyard garden
Freshly-picked blueberries, variety is Sharpblue, an ever-bearing type, from the backyard edible garden for our oatmeal breakfast and also for Josh snacking at school. I also harvested a lone raspberry and two strawberries, variety is Chandler. Berries are very easy to grow in a home garden. We are also growing blackberry, boysenberry and goosenberry.
This Chicago suburb has banned the beautiful (but smelly) invasive Bradford pear tree
Suburban Northlake announced it is digging up its approximately 40 parkway Bradford pear trees and replacing them with a more "suitable tree." (CHICAGO) Once considered a gorgeous ornamental tree worthy of planting all around Chicago and the suburbs, the Bradford Pear tree, otherwise known as Callery pear, has developed a nasty reputation in the past few years.
Give back to Mother Earth by planting in one of Denver's many community gardens
The majority of Denver Urban Gardens' community gardens, managed by over 500 volunteer Garden Leaders, are open to the public.(Sandie Clarke/Unsplash) (DENVER, Colo.) Denver Urban Gardens currently has plots available in a handful of community gardens throughout the metro area.
How to grow a butterfly garden in Kansas City, Missouri
If you're looking for a fun and exciting way to spend your summer, consider growing a butterfly garden in Kansas City, MO. It's an excellent activity for kids and adults alike, and it's a great way to learn about butterflies and their habits. This article will discuss the basics of growing a butterfly garden in Kansas City, including what plants to use and how to attract butterflies.
When Life Is Uncertain, Plant A Seed | How To Get Your Garden Started | Budget Friendly
I hung out with the chickens and bunny outside for a bit, then headed inside to start some seeds for the garden and check out the growth after a month. Fingers crossed for a good growing season for all.
Spring vegetable planting guide for Lincoln, Nebraska
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Growing and cooking fava beans
Fava beans or more commonly called broad beans in most of Europe, are cold-loving crops and one of those vegetables that typically take a long time to grow. We planted them back in early Fall and now it's time for them to go as we switch to sun-loving crops. On this video, I harvested some fava beans and cooked them for dinner with chicken, shrimp, mussels and potatoes in heavy creams.
Spring vegetable planting guide for Kansas City, Missouri: What to grow and when
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Spring vegetable planning guide for Wichita, Kansas
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Spring vegetable planting guide for Colorado Springs, CO
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