February 20, 2019 at 08:47PM

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Back in the 1990s some time, I bought Eliot Coleman’s “The New Organic Grower” and learned from it to plant onions and leeks in multi-plant blocks to save work and growing space. (I think @charles_dowding uses this method too). It worked great and I did it for years (and taught others to do it). Recently I re-read some of his other books and realised I have been missing out - there are a bunch of other things I could have been multi-planting all this time! . . #greenthumb #instagarden #gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #instagardening #organicgardener #urbangardens #gardeningislife #amateurgardener #organicgardens #urbangardeners #gardening4pleasure #suburbangardener #urbanorganicgardening #gardenhomestead #urbanhomestead #homesteadgardens #backyardhomestead #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #vegetablegardens

Preparing the Garden in Spring: How to get your garden beds ready for spring planting

How you prepare an existing bed for spring planting depends on what state it’s in. Lots of weeds? Compacted? Mulched last fall? Let’s go over the possibilities, but first – if your beds have irrigation fittings of any kind you may need to move them out of the way so they don’t get damaged by […]

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February 20, 2019 at 08:03AM

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When we started sheet mulching our front lawn it caused a conversation with our neighbor, whose house you can see in the background of this pic, quite close to where we were working. She came out and watched us for a few minutes and we thought “uh oh, now we’re going to have trouble“ but no: she said “I have an old cotton rug you can have to help, if you like”, so she brought it out and laid it down, and you can see it as the pink patch on the far side. She was a lovely neighbor 😀 . . #sheetmulching #permaculture #cardboardmulch #frontyardgarden #Gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #vegetablegarden #instagardening #organicgardener #vegetablegardening #composting #urbangardens #gardeningislife #amateurgardener #newgarden #gardenhomestead #organicgardens #urbangardeners #vegetablegardens #gardening4pleasure #suburbangardener #newgardener #everyonecangrowtheirown

February 19, 2019 at 06:31PM

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Some of our stored garlic has started to sprout, so I’ve been planting it in pots and eating the green shoots. These went into tonights egg fried rice. . #greengarlic #garlicshoots #eggfriedrice #kitchengarden #homegrowndinner #Gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #containergardening #vegetablegarden #instagardening #organicgardener #vegetablegardening #urbangardens #gardeningislife #amateurgardener #newgarden #gardenhomestead #containergardens #organicgardens #urbangardeners #vegetablegardens #herbgardening #herbgardens #gardening4pleasure #suburbangardener #everyonecangrowtheirown

February 19, 2019 at 08:48AM

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Now I’m regretting getting rid of two rickety ladders in the last few years, I could have used them as trellises! Reposted from @growing.in.the.garden . . #Gardenersofinstagram #gardentrellis #frommygarden #organicgarden #urbangardening #gardenideas #vegetablegarden #instagardening #organicgardener #vegetablegardening #urbangardens #flowergardens #gardeningislife #amateurgardener #gardenhomestead #organicgardens #urbangardeners #gardening4pleasure #suburbangardener #everyonecangrowtheirown

February 18, 2019 at 10:07PM

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I can see I’m going to have to up my game on the harvest photos for IG! Ours are more functional than pretty 😀 . . #Gardenersofinstagram #frommygarden #organicgarden #vegetablegarden #instagardening #organicgardener #vegetablegardening #urbangardens #gardeningislife #amateurgardener #gardenhomestead #organicgardens #urbangardeners #gardening4pleasure #suburbangardener #everyonecangrowtheirown #carrots🥕 #homegrowncarrots #carrotharvest

How to Start Seeds Indoors: the Best Way to Start Seeds

Many beginner gardeners think that growing their own transplants – starting plants from seed and growing them on until they are ready to plant outside – is too hard. The truth is, if you have the right equipment and information, and you start with easy vegetable varieties, it’s not hard at all. Why start plants […]

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