by GHart | Apr 7, 2023 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, Square Foot Gardening
Growing peppers in The North Gardening Shortcut Links Growing peppers in The North Peppers, both bell and hot/chilli, are one of the slower plants to plant in the colder region because they love heat, and seeds take a long time to get to transplant size. Since they...
by GHart | Jun 13, 2019 | Northern Gardening, Square Foot Gardening
Simple Garden boxes A garden box can be anything with sides and open on the bottom: tires, old canoes with holes, bathtubs, window boxes and of course the simple wood box. To start a single simple 2-foot by 2-foot box, you will need an eight-foot length of 2x6... by GHart | Jul 31, 2014 | Northern Gardening, Square Foot Gardening
With a late start and cool weather here, we’ve only had a couple 30+ degree days, the gardens are slowly coming along. Of course despite the cool weather, the cool weather plants still bolt as soon as the sun shines. I am betting on a late fall as well as... by GHart | May 13, 2014 | Northern Gardening, Square Foot Gardening
So, with a proliferation of “store” pre-made garden boxes with some assembly required maybe ist time to see how easily and cheap making one the old fashioned way is. I assume you have access to a drill and screws or hammer and nails. That really is all... by GHart | May 12, 2014 | North Hardy Species, Northern Gardening, SFG Examples
Planted my “privacy” sugar snap peas fence. I have a 1×10 foot fence with a five foot vertical trellis which acts as a privacy fence for my fire pit. The Sugar Snap peas easily grow the full height of the fence very quickly. So with privacy, a wind... by GHart | Apr 24, 2014 | Northern Gardening, Square Foot Gardening
This is a simplified “when to plant” guide based on the garden planner I have located HERE! Per square is the current square foot gardening spacing I use – More on Square foot Gardening in Raised beds HERE! Transplants are planted indoors on the...