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by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden basics

When Should I Transplant My Garden Plant?

The rule of thumb for transplanting any sort of plant is:The best time to transplant a plant is when it is most dormant.That rule seems simple enough, and for most plants, dormancy is in spring before the leaves appear, or in late summer or early … [Read more...] about When Should I Transplant My Garden Plant?

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2011, garden chores, How's the weather?, seed starting, Vegetable garden

Expectedly, We Re-entered Winter

I hope no one else in Ohio is disappointed, since there is no real end of winter weather here before April, and last blasts of it can happen into May. I look outside onto snow frosted fields, the upturned furrows breaking the surface are like a … [Read more...] about Expectedly, We Re-entered Winter

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden basics, The Garden Effect : Soul

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Reposted from this time of year in 2004 (Mar.31)This is probably the most important adage of the garden. For you, as the gardener, to commune with the sense of your garden. The location which has its own speech and its own beauty. We often miss … [Read more...] about Bloom Where You Are Planted

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2010, seed starting, tomatoes

Tip-toeing into Spring

I went to the Home and Garden show last Wednesday - it sure was crowded. One benefit was that I purchased some tomato seeds to start. This year is particularly good year to have a later start on indoor seeds, since the harsh winter is still with us … [Read more...] about Tip-toeing into Spring

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: gardening tips, January, seed starting

Inspiration: getting seeds started

Tagged With: seed starting

I recall some of the many types of containers I experimented with in starting seedlings. One of the first attempts(and I always seemed to have beginners luck with my gardening) was with empty egg cartons. Each little egg holder was filled with soil, … [Read more...] about Inspiration: getting seeds started

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden basics, Interesting Facts for Gardeners

Nomenclature to just keep us on our toes.

Symphyotrichum... three guesses what old flower that new designation labels. Give up? Asters. Just plain old new world asters like the "aster novae-angliae". Profiled here, properly, I'm afraid I used the old name when I wrote about asters in … [Read more...] about Nomenclature to just keep us on our toes.

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden basics, Garden soil, Vegetable garden

Here’s the Poop on Manure

In all this talk about raising urban chickens and growing organically in city allotment plots... it was bound to raise the topic of manure. After all, it is no secret that this is a big part of life (albeit not spoken of in polite company;), and … [Read more...] about Here’s the Poop on Manure

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: garden chores, seed starting

Let’s Start Seeds

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Most of my seed starting history began before I knew what the internet was! I used the pamphlets that the seed companies provided and my favorite old garden books to guide me. Other than that, it was through trial and error that I learned my way … [Read more...] about Let’s Start Seeds

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: 2009, seed starting

Slow Time In The Old Town

It's winter. I slow down with everything else...maybe it is true what they say about the blood thickening. I'm deciding how I want the coming year to go and what I want to do with the blog.Beth Ann got me started on the seed search for this year, so … [Read more...] about Slow Time In The Old Town

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: seed starting

Seed Collecting Video

Fine Gardening seed collecting videoTechnorati Tags: seed collecting, … [Read more...] about Seed Collecting Video

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