by Renee Pottle | Nov 17, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Do you sometimes feel like your garden is toying with you? Me too. Here’s what I learned this year. 1. Sick plants make for a sick garden; or – don’t buy sick plants from the grocery store. Last spring I felt quite lucky to stumble upon some cheap... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 6, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
I am finally admitting that summer is over and have cleaned out the garden. This late season harvest yielded butternut and fairy squashes, tiny cherry tomatoes, purple carrots, and over-ripe cucumbers that will be turned into a family favorite pickle. What goodies did... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 20, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Sometimes zucchini grows scary-big! This zucchini got “lost” in the zucchini patch. It was so large when I found it, that I almost expected a scene from Little Shop of Horrors! It’s been too hot for most of the heirloom tomatoes this year, but the... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 6, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
The heirlooms are finally here. Every year I plant several different heirloom tomato plants. This year they went in the ground early, grew lush and green, set lots of tomatoes, and then everything stopped. I don’t have hardly any ripe tomatoes and now many of... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 6, 2014 | gardening, Grow Your Own Food
Cucumbers are taking over the garden! This year I planted several different kinds of cucumbers. In fact, I just used leftover seed from last year and the year before, not really sure if they would germinate and grow. No fear – they are growing like wildfire.... by Renee Pottle | Feb 24, 2014 | gardening, Real Food
What is the difference between hybrid seeds for my garden and GMO seeds? What Are Hybrid Seeds? Hybrids are plants that better than either of their parents. For example, the Jonagold apple is a sweet and crisp like its Golden Delicious parent, but with a touch of...