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  • VEGETABLE GARDENING TIPS
    January 4, 2019

    VEGETABLE GARDENING TIPS

      VEGETABLE GARDENING TIPS Starting Seeds Indoors Many of our favorite garden vegetables benefit from an extra few weeks under grow lights or on a heating mat before planting out - tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant being just a few. If...

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  • How to Start onions from seed indoors
    January 4, 2019

    How to Start onions from seed indoors

     Sowing inside in January or February under growing lights then transplanting to the garden in early spring is the only way that I can grow onions from seed and have them mature in my zone 5 garden. If you live...

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  • Planting Tulip
    November 20, 2018

    Planting Tulip

      Plant tulips any time the soil 6 inches deep is 60? F or colder. As a general guide, plant in September or early October in USDA Climate Hardiness Zones 4 and 5; October to early November in zones 6 and 7; November to early December inzones...

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  • TIME-To-Plant Caribbean garden seed
    January 29, 2018

    TIME To Plant

    Time to order and sow Onions, Leeks, Parsley, Celeriac and Celery It's finally time to start preparing and seeding spring crops! Between now and the middle of February, we'll be starting to sow our onions, leeks, early-spring scallions, parsley, celery...

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  • Flowers-Growing-Info Caribbean garden seed
    February 3, 2017

    Flowers Growing Info

      Annual Flowers Variety Indoor Sowing Date Days to Max Germination Soil Temp F° Planting Depth Weeks to Transplant Ageratum Alyssum Amaranthus Aster Bachelor Button Baby’s Breath Celosia Coleus Cosmos Daisies Geraniums Impatiens Marigolds Moon flower Morning Glory Nasturtium Pansy Petunia Salvia Sun flower Sweet Pea Vinca Zinnias Dec-Mar Dec-Mar Dec-Mar Jan-Apr Feb-Mar Feb-Mar Jan-Apr Dec-Mar Jan-Apr Feb-Mar Nov-Feb Dec-Mar Jan-Apr Feb-Mar Feb-Mar Feb-Mar Nov-Feb Dec-Mar Dec-Mar Feb-Mar Feb-Mar Dec-Mar Jan-Apr 7 8 14 8 8 8 10 10 5 8 4-10 15 7 8 8 8 16 10 15 6 8 15 7 75-78 78-82 68-70 70-75 68-70 68-72 70-80 70-75 68-72 70-75 70-75 68-72 70-80 70-75 70-75 70-74 55-65 70-80 75-78 70-80 70-75 70-80 68-72 1/8” 1/6" 1/2” 1/8" 1/4” 1/4" 1/8” 1/4" 1/4” 1/4” 1/2” 1/8” 1/8" 1/4” 1/4” 1/2” 1/8” top 1/10” 1” 1” 1/4" 1/8” 8-10 10-12 7-9 8 4-6 6-8 6 6-9 6 5-6 14-16 10-12 6-9 6-8 4-5 6 6-10 10 9 N/A 4-6 12 5-8 Perennial Flowers  Variety  Planting Depth  Indoor Sowing Date  Outdoor...

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  • December 4, 2016

    When summer ends: preserving summer bulbs

    Summer-flowering Bulbs Semi-tropical natives such as dahlias, gladioli, begonias, canna, caladium, elephant ears, oxalis and other tender summer-flowering bulbs will not make it through the winter outside of the warmest climate zones. Tender bulbs can be either treated as annuals...

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  • November 12, 2016

    When to plant seeds

    When to plant seedsThe recommendations below are given only as a general guideline and are based on the Northeast United States - consult your county extension office or university for information on your local area.CROPAPPROXIMATE PLANTING DATEBeansMay 15 - July...

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  • November 12, 2016

    Vegetable Garden Planning

    Vegetable Garden PlanningGardening is enjoyable, especially if you love to eat what you grow. No one can produce a tastier tomato than you, so start dreaming of the freshest vegetables you'll ever eat.How Much is Enough?The size of your garden...

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