Here’s a little status overview of whirlwind garden happenings. Things are in and things are growing! I love this time of year.
Peppers
Playing Puzzle with Tomato and Pepper Seedlings
April temps and a blizzard complicates the greenhouse situation for our numerous flats of heat-loving plants.
Seed or a Weed? Identifying Garden Sprouts
The seeds are sprouting and so are the weeds! Here are a few tips for sorting through it all.
The Pepper Romance Begins
Local friends, it is 8 weeks before our spring frost date! That means time to start your beloved pepper plants. The hot ones, the sweet ones, get those seeds in some moist dirt and put your flat on a heat mat. Want a little extra support to your gardening season? Follow updates like these by “liking” Budding Homestead’s Facebook page. Peppers […]
Putting Up Peppers
What produce does elicit disappointment in summer, is usually met with much gladness in the dearth of winter. Take, for instance, the green bell pepper. Many, many sweet peppers usually remain on my plants until the first Fall frost comes rolling in. I need every single day of sun and warmth I can get to turn that green […]
Breathing Autumn
Fall feels so alive, despite the dying back of so much. It’s when we make the big haul in from the garden beds and can and can and can… It’s when we plant garlic and lean on the the forecast, hoping to get one more day before a frost. The fateful freeze did indeed come last […]
