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Raised Bed Organic Gardening in NJ Zone 6
by Maria G. I wrote a recent entry about how I grew some beautiful lettuces from seed. Today, at a garden center, I came upon a rather expensive shallow pot filled with the same types and colors of lettuce that I had successfully cultivated myself. These ready-to-eat lettuce plants were large, …
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 …
A: Many experts suggest that once vegetable garden plants are established they should be watered deeply once per week – about an inch. Two inches if it’s been really hot. I don’t know about you, but I have no way of knowing how many “inches” of water I am spraying …
Below find a handy seed viability chart. Not just for NJ gardeners! Plant Years Viable artichoke, globe 1 bean 3 beet 4 broccoli 5 Brussels sprouts 5 cabbage, heading 5 cabbage, Chinese 5 cantaloupe 5 chicory 5 collard 6 corn 5 cucumber 1-2 eggplant 5 endive 5 garden cress 5 …
A reader writes in and asks, “What’s the difference between hay and straw? Which one should I mulch my garden beds with, or does it matter?” A: Hay is grass or grain (clover, wheat, barley, alfalfa, timothy, oats or rye) that has been cut to use as animal fodder. A farmer will …
