Archive for March, 2006

Fingerling Potatoes

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Fingerling Potatoes remain obscure even as their heirloom cousins such as the yellow fleshed and All-Blue varieties grow in popularity and show up regularly at the local grocers.
Fingerling Potato Characteristics
I like fingerling potatoes because they’re unusual, attractive, tasty, and easy to grow in the backyard garden. Fingerlings are also very productive and display very good disease [...]

Earthworm Castings

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Earthworm Castings are the excretions left behind by worms after they finish digesting the organic matter that makes up their diet. The process of creating worm castings is probably the most efficient means of recycling kitchen and yard wastes.
Benefits of Worm Castings in the Garden
More than just a great plant fertilizer, castings are also a terrific [...]

2006 PA Garden Expo

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

Another welcome sign of the approach of spring is the arrival of the local gardening shows. Three popular area gardening conferences are the Mid Atlantic Garden Show, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and the Pennsylvania Garden Expo.
The Mid Atlantic Garden Show which was held in the Expo Center in York, PA opened on March 2nd and concluded today, [...]

Edible Borage Flowers

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

Borage is a handy little herb that’s right at home in intensive gardens and makes a great companion plant for the backyard gardener. The small blue, edible borage flowers are shaped like stars and borne in clusters that rise up above the plant’s leaves.
Edible Borage Flowers in the Kitchen
Borage flowers are edible and have a mild cucumber [...]

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