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Starting Seeds with Kids at Home

Yesterday, I was informed that for the remainder of the semester my courses will be online. If your school hasn’t closed temporarily yet, it will probably come soon. Along with University and College going online, schools across the country will be closed at least through the end of March. This leaves parents in a positionContinue reading “Starting Seeds with Kids at Home”

Recommended Seeds to Start with Kids

Radishes: quick germination and harvest time (approx. 2 months) Peas: Spring and Fall weather crop very easy to grow Lettuce: quick germination and harvest (leaf lettuce can be harvested once leaves are 4 inches long) Tomatoes: quick to germinate, but won’t harvest until summer time Zinnias: this flower germinates and grows quickly Marigolds: pretty ornamentalContinue reading “Recommended Seeds to Start with Kids”

Starting Tomatoes Inside

Before you start your seeds indoors, you need to know your last frost date. My last frost date is April 24th. It is generally recommended that you should start tomato seeds 6-8 weeks before your last frost. Go to Farmer’s Almanac and put in your zip code to find your last frost date. Then IContinue reading “Starting Tomatoes Inside”

Growing Vegetables: Your Zone Doesn’t Matter

I live in zone 6a, but as you can see in the map above, zone 6a stretches from the west coast to the east coast. These areas are vastly different from each other. Indiana’s climate is much different than Arizona, but both states have 6a hardiness zones. The plant map you see above, refers solelyContinue reading “Growing Vegetables: Your Zone Doesn’t Matter”

Heirloom Tomato Varieties I’m Growing this Season

This year I am growing plants for myself and for some of my family. I will be limited on my growing space this year. I opted for practical varieties, like ones that would be good for sauces and eating raw, but I also wanted some that had a wow factor. Here is my list ofContinue reading “Heirloom Tomato Varieties I’m Growing this Season”

How to Acclimate Seedlings

Before your plants can live outside full time they must be acclimated. Acclimating or “hardening off” your plants means that your plants need to adjust to your outside environment. It seems kind of tedious, but it’s the difference between having dead plants and thriving plants. Once the daytime temperatures are in the 60’s, it’s timeContinue reading “How to Acclimate Seedlings”