Marietta Farmers Market This past Memorial Day weekend we kicked off the first part of our Local Harvest Series. Through out the year we are going to focus on what’s in season to purchase and ways to explore local resources. We visited the Marietta Farmers Market located in the historic Marietta Square in Georgia. The… Read More
Growing Up Growing beans on poles or tomatoes in cages is hardly anything other than normal gardening behavior; but these and other labor and space saving methods are applied to a wide range of crops to increase production and efficiency. Whether the space is small or large, the inclusion of vertical gardening techniques helps to… Read More
Give Those Herbs a Haircut! Some of the easiest plants you can grow in a garden are herbs. We grow an array of herbs in our backyard garden. Herbs are what started my love affair with gardening. Unlike Mark, my family did not have a backyard garden when I was young. My mom got into gardening… Read More
Garden weed control Garden weed control will help to increase vegetable production with less labor and save money too. Focusing on weed prevention and eradication from the start will reduce the amount of time spent on weeds in the garden. Significant weed encroachment not only robs water and nutrients from desirable plants, but can also… Read More
Don’t throw away broken garden tools! Replacing a broken handle can often be done easily and at less than half the cost of a new tool. Also, there are times when an old or specialty tool cannot be found to purchase. In most cases the tool should be repaired instead of thrown away. Replacement handles… Read More