Q The instructions on seed packets refer to starting seeds or transplanting seedlings a certain number of weeks before the last frost date. What is this? A Gardeners mark the growing season according to the last spring and first…
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Rethinking radishes
04.13.2009 – 5:39
By Barbara Damrosch, published Thursday, April 7, 2009 in The Washington Post Crisp, crunchy, tangy, zippy, zesty, snappy, peppy, pungent, piquant and sparkly. These are some of the adjectives that the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, in a 1977…
Garden Q & A: Testing your soil
03.27.2009 – 10:17
Q. Do I have to get my soil tested? A There are good gardeners who have their soil tested regularly and equally good gardeners who have never had it done. If your plants don’t seem to be growing as…
A White House Kitchen Garden? Yes, WE did!
03.20.2009 – 8:01
Dear Kitchen Gardener, (Begin pinching yourself now) "Obamas to Plant White House Vegetable Garden" On Friday, March 20th, 2009, 23 fifth graders joined First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn of the White House to break…
What’s a home garden worth?
03.02.2009 – 19:16
By Roger Doiron With the global economy spiraling downward and Mother Nature preparing to reach upward, it’s a good question to ask and a good time to ask it. There isn’t one right answer, of course, but I’ll give you…
