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Martha Stewart's team came up with this recipe nearly 20 years ago. It's still delicious.

Valentine’s Day Gardening

We love our gardens. Much like we do with pets, many of us spend more money on gardening stuff than we do on essentials for ourselves (well, gardening stuff is essential, isn't it?). This year, whether you have someone to garden with or not, celebrate Valentine's Day in the garden. It falls on a Sunday, so there's no excuse. You don't have to buy a thing to celebrate Valentine's Day. Here are some of our favorite ideas for celebrating love…

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Post published:February 10, 2016
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Know When to Harvest Root Crops

When carrots are about 1-inch across and beets are between 2-3 inches across, they are ready to harvest. Occasionally you’ll harvest a really short, fat carrot, but most of the time this works.

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Post published:February 10, 2016
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Plant Bare Root Strawberries

Bare root strawberries are often cheaper than nursery 6-packs and you have access to more unusual varieties through online seed companies.

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 10, 2016
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Break the bulb into cloves. Leave the paper sheath on.

Growing Garlic

I can't believe I haven't written about growing garlic before. Sure, we've covered harvesting garlic and even shown you how to make your own garlic braid, but we've never started from the beginning on this blog. Maybe it's because growing garlic is so easy. It's the first thing I ever grew on my own (aside from the carrots and peas I grew with my parents as a kid). My boyfriend and I didn't know a thing about gardening. We dug…

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 9, 2016
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Plan Ahead for Seed Saving

Choose just one variety of corn and get your neighbors to grow it with you.

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 4, 2016
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Sarah took Mr. Nerd for a spin around the corn patch.

Where’s Gardenerd: Sarah the Real Gardener, NZ

When last we saw Mr. Nerd, he was finishing up his tour of Wellington, New Zealand. Now Where's Gardenerd? He's headed up north to visit Sarah the Real Gardener in Waiuku, which is also on the Northern Island. It's beautiful country where Sarah is located. She took Mr. Nerd on a tour of her spacious garden filled with corn, squash, tomatoes, and herbs. Reminder: it's summer in the Southern hemisphere, so those of you buried under snow right now can…

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 3, 2016
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Add tomato paste, kale, the bay leaf, and broth, then simmer for about 10 minutes.

Recipe: Portobello Mushroom and Kale Stroganoff

It's that half-eaten container of sour cream in the fridge that brought us to this recipe. You know the one: that lonely tub, brought over by a guest for a recent party, languishing all alone in the back of the fridge. We hate to let things go to waste here, so we scoured the interwebs for ways to use left over sour cream. We found a vegetarian recipe for Portobello Mushroom and Kale Stroganoff. It worked. Kale is abundant in…

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 2, 2016
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Avocado Chocolate Mousse

We found the best vegan chocolate mousse recipe that uses 2 avocados per batch.

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 28, 2016
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Helios radishes, one of several new varieties we trialed this winter.

Wordless Wednesday – Winter Garden Bliss

As we prep for spring gardening, we enjoy the harvest from our winter garden. Soon it will be time to start seeds, but in the meanwhile, we add compost to existing crops and prune fruit trees, cane berries, and grasses. Rain pampers our plants and they reward us with a bountiful harvest. We're watering from rain barrels in between, and watching everything grow while we read through seed catalogs. Here's what's growin' on in this colorful (almost) Wordless Wednesday. For…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 27, 2016
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"Enjoying Wellington on a good day from atop Wright's Hill."

Where’s Gardenerd – New Zealand Travels

Where's Gardenerd? It's summer in New Zealand and our intrepid traveler was last spotted jaunting around Wellington, which is located on the North Island. Gardenerds there are harvesting peppers, tomatoes, beans and squash. Mr. Nerd, as he was recently dubbed, is still with David Scully, sightseeing beautiful places in the heat of summer. David really knows how to show off his homeland to visitors. Enjoy this armchair adventure. All photos and captions are from David. See his happy garden in…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 26, 2016
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