What is Direct Sowing? Best Vegetables to Direct Sow in Your NJ Garden Are you new to gardening? Then you may wonder what it means to direct-sow garden seeds. To direct-sow simply means planting your garden seeds outside in the soil, as opposed to planting them in little, peat-filled containers indoors. Either method of planting seeds can […]
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What is a bumper crop? I found out recently that we have been using the term “bumper crop” incorrectly on this website. I looked up the term on Wikipedia, and learned that it refers to an unusually large harvest. Previously I had said things like “We’re going to have a bumper crop of lettuce” (meaning,
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What does Kale look like? (Kale vs. Collards vs. Swiss Chard) I recently opened my emailed copy of a certain big-name gardening newsletter to discover their big sale on kale. A well-timed message, but there was one problem. The newsletter had pictures of collard greens, not kale! This got me to thinking. Apparently, a lot
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New Jersey is reputed as being the ideal climate for growing fine, fat tomatoes that burst with flavor. Even the most casual or inexperienced of NJ gardeners will probably put at least one tomato plant in come springtime to see what becomes of it. Tomatoes are most definitely a hot-weather plant, and do not fare
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Ah, another sad September when we must say goodbye to those glorious red tomatoes, luscious cucumbers and summer harvests of kale and chard. Trying to squeeze in time to tidy up the garden before back to school and autumn’s onset. Did you know: you can prep garden beds in the fall so they’ll be ready
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Simple Tips for How to Stop Slugs, Snails and Potato Beetles from Destroying Your Garden Plants (without Chemicals) Slugs and Snails These slimy insects travel and feed primarily at night, sometimes early morning. More rain means more slugs, and they favor eating the gorgeous, sweet lettuce that’s growing in your garden. Hunt them in the
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GardenBeds-NJ.com, offers NJ zone 6-specific organic gardening tips on their website, and recently launched a comprehensive gardening guide that is available for instant download by email. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– March 20, 2015 Hunterdon County, NJ Just in time for the 2015 spring gardening season, GardenBedsNJ.com has compiled a comprehensive, raised-bed gardening guide that’s designed to provide basic
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Gearing up for the 2017 Jersey tomato season? Below are three common tomato pests with descriptions of each, and how to control them using organic alternatives to pesticide spray. Aphids You’ve probably come across those tiny, dirt-like bits that appear to be moving, on your tomato plants as well as on other garden vegetables. They
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People who want to grow their own vegetables but have never done it before often need a little guidance and encouragement. It’s hard to know where to begin, what to plant when, and such. Some answers to common question for those who are new to the gardening game: Should I grow my vegetables in pots,
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Strawberries are tough to grow for a few reasons. For all the work and planning they require, the harvesting season is pretty brief. Here in Zone 6, we plant strawberries in the early spring, to be harvested by end of May, and June in the case of some varieties. Strawberry plants are susceptible to viruses,
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