container gardening

18 Jun
2012
Artichoke flowers are absolutely stunning.

Monday morning garden stroll #7

It’s drizzly and gray and a touch chilly in the garden this morning. In other words: perfect. The garden is packed with recent transplants and just-started seeds and seedlings. Everything could do with a little drink. Even if today’s precipitation doesn’t amount to much, it’ll at least moisten the soil ...

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25 May
2012
sweet potato in a bushel basket

Two bushel baskets of sweet potatoes: Planted!

I still have some sweet potato slips that want to be planted, but I’m getting there. Two bushel baskets are already full, and I hope to get the rest planted this weekend. Already planning ahead for the harvest… ...

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11 May
2012
sweet-potatoes-feature

Your sweet potato questions: Answered!

Last week, I asked y’all to share your questions about growing sweet potatoes. And, you did! Thank you! Now, let’s see if I can answer them all for you. [Note: If you are just joining us, you might also want to check out my posts about last year's sweet potato ...

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11 Oct
2011
sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes!!

Sweet potatoes may be the perfect crop for not-allowed vegetable gardens. The plants are lovely, with long, trailing vines and purple-tinged leaves. The late-summer flowers look like pale purple morning glories (no surprise there: sweet potatoes and common, garden-variety morning glories both belong to the Ipomoea family). And, unlike many ...

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