Mid-July is seed starting time if you are planning a fall garden. But what if you are new and not sure what to plant? It’s no secret that I’m a square foot gardening fan. One of my favorite resources is the Kitchen Garden Planner at Gardeners.com. READY MADE PLANS You can select from 6 pre-planned [...]
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Kitchen Garden Planner at Gardeners.com
Posted in Organic Gardening, tagged florida, foot, fruit, garden, gardeners.com, gardening, grow, growing, guide, herb, kitchen, plan, planner, planting, salsa, SFG, square, vegetable on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fridgesmart Food Storage Containers from Tupperware
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged container, food storage, food storage container, fridgesmart, fruit, fruits, organic, organics, plastic, produce, refrigerator, tupperware, vegetable, vegetables on July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Six years ago when I started buying organic produce in larger quantities, I knew I had to get better about storing it in the fridge or else it would be a waste. Nothing is more depressing than brown lettuce, mealy apples, and gunky cucumbers! I stumbled across the “Fridgesmart” line by Tupperware back then and [...]
Freshfields Farms Produce and Meat Market
Posted in Deals Around Town, Food and Nutrition, tagged farm, freshfields, fruit, fruits, groceries, grocery, meat, organic, produce, vegetable, vegetables on July 14, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Formerly known as Momm’s Meats & Popp’s Produce, Freshfields Farms has been around in some form since the late 1930′s and continues to provide a large variety of produce and meats tucked away a few streets from Orange Ave. 400 East Compton Street Orlando, Florida 32806 (407) 423-3309 WHAT’S HERE The building is divided into [...]
Vegetable Supports from Gardeners.com
Posted in Organic Gardening, tagged garden, gardeners.com, ladders, SFG, square foot garden, support, vegetable on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My child and I have been puttering around in the garden setting up for the next wave of growing. I’d ordered new “V” shape vegetable ladder supports from www.gardeners.com and realized I haven’t reviewed them here yet. I love these things! Not only is it a good design and sturdy, the size makes it square-foot-gardening [...]
Register for Free Spring Vegetable Gardening Class!
Posted in Organic Gardening, tagged class, conway, extension, free, garden, office, orange county, residential horticulture, spring, vegetable on January 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just signed up for the FREE spring vegetable garden class at the Orange County Extension Education Center. I took my first class last fall and came away with a lot of useful information, handouts, and a free tomato plant that I won in the raffle! While older children may enjoy it, plan to leave [...]
It’s Not Too Late Get Your Vegetable and Herb Seeds Started!
Posted in Organic Gardening, tagged garden, herbs, Maggie Wang, planting, planting chart, planting guide, seeds, transplants, vegetable on November 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m a new organic backyard gardener because I use it in homeschooling my daughter. As I wrap up fall harvesting, I know that I have to get my winter seeds going now so they will be of transplant size by the time I need them. Our last Orlando frost date according to Floridata is Jan [...]