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10 Ways to Fix Zucchini Squash If you’re like me, zucchini is one of our family favorites to grow and prepare in meals, but sometimes you need a few extra ideas on what to prepare with this prolific squash.  If… Continue Reading…

Gardening

Planting Bare Root Strawberries    Strawberries are some of most delicious berries you can grow in your vegetable garden. If you prepare your soil beds with heavy organic or manure compost, and plant the strawberry crowns 4 to 6… Continue Reading…

Gardening

Growing Zucchini and Protecting Against Hail Damage    Zucchini is one of the hardiest crops you can grow as it can handle a variety of weather conditions and pests.  With prolific growth and prickly leaves, pests find zucchini leaves… Continue Reading…

Healthy Meals

Healthy Zucchini Food – Nutrition Benefits of Zucchini  Zucchini is one of the easiest plants to grow in home gardens. With its impressive fruit growth and nutritious content, zucchini is easy to add to any healthy diet. Some of… Continue Reading…

Healthy Meals

Making Zucchini Spaghetti Boats    Creative zucchini recipes can go a long way toward increasing the health and nutrition your body receives from your meals.  Simply replacing pasta with zucchini in a spaghetti recipe can provide a good way… Continue Reading…

Hydroponics

How to Grow Hydroponic Tomatoes    Container gardening is a good way to grow tomatoes in a compact space, like on a porch or in a greenhouse, but one difficult task with growing tomatoes using the standard soil-based grow… Continue Reading…

Gardening

Planting Squash and Zucchini    Learn how to start zucchini and squash seeds indoors for an early start in your organic garden using Park seed’s Bio Dome seed starter system. I’ll show you the proper spacing for zucchini seedlings… Continue Reading…

Gardening

How to Start Potatoes    Potatoes are a great crop to grow in containers. If you plant spouted potatoes in early spring, they will grow quickly, beginning to provide potatoes in as early as 2 to 3 months. Learn… Continue Reading…

Aquaponics

  Growing Beans and Tomatoes in Aquaponics  Aquaponics is soilless growing method that utilizes the nutrients found in fish water to fertilize and hydrate plants. Green Beans and Tomatoes are some of the vegetables that grow well in Aquaponics,… Continue Reading…

Gardening

Planting Peas in Garden Soil    Peas are a great addition to any organic garden. They are easy to plant and grow with just a little support. Since peas are a cool weather crop, they grow well in summer… Continue Reading…