Gardening

Garden Neglect – What Can Be Salvaged?

Time in the garden daily would be bliss, but you know…life. Even if you do get time, it never seems to be enough to get it all done (at least here). This year I planted 12 seed trays of vegetables, perennials, and annuals. It was a lot to plant and maintain what I already had …

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Preserving

Dehydrating Carrots

Carrot harvests from the garden come in large loads – too many to simply store in the refrigerator.  Our last harvest filled nearly both produce drawers and we don’t eat them that fast.  Carrots are excellent storage vegetables and can be stored long term in a root cellar, but without one, our summer carrots get …

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Gardening

The Best Trick for Growing Carrots!

Carrots are such a delicious treat from the garden, but they can be a challenge to get them growing.  Carrots have one of the longest germination times for any vegetable – 14 to 21 days (depending on variety).  If you are just beginning gardener, germination time is roughly the time it takes for a seed …

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