For reasons I’m not entirely clear on, I became obsessed with growing Swiss chard. It was my one goal for the fall in terms of…
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Growing Okra in a Container Garden
Growing okra in a container garden wasn’t even a vague consideration for me prior to the pandemic. I had never eaten okra, as far as…
View More Growing Okra in a Container GardenHow to Save Water at Home
With another drought upon us in Southern California, we are looking at how to save water at home while still growing a garden. The first…
View More How to Save Water at HomeGrowing Cherry Tomatoes in Containers
If you’ve been following our Home Grown exploits, you know that we started growing cherry tomatoes as part of our indoor container garden in August…
View More Growing Cherry Tomatoes in ContainersGrowing Rosemary
We didn’t start out with the intention of growing rosemary, but (wow!) has it grown. The rosemary has grown in a pot indoors, in the…
View More Growing RosemarySpring Gardening Ideas
Are you searching for spring gardening ideas? We have been so excited to redo our backyard, in no small part because we should be ready…
View More Spring Gardening IdeasGrowing Broccoli in Containers
Encouraged by my success with growing sugar snap peas and tomatoes in our outdoor raised bed garden, I set my goals for growing broccoli in…
View More Growing Broccoli in ContainersFresh Basil Pesto Recipe Using Walnuts
Our towering basil plant in the back container garden lost a branch in a rainstorm prompting us to search for fresh basil pesto recipes immediately.…
View More Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe Using WalnutsGrowing Tomato Plants From Seeds – Time to Start!
The one advantage of growing tomato plants in a container garden is that you can start the seeds in January no matter where you live.…
View More Growing Tomato Plants From Seeds – Time to Start!Growing Sugar Snap Peas in Container Gardens
I was so excited about growing sugar snap peas in our new container gardens. Andy had worked on transforming our backyard into growing zones, and…
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