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Growing Garlic
Garlic is a bulb plant within the onion family. It grows by reproducing new bulbs each year. Planting garlic is simple. Growing garlic is great not only to use in cooking but it often repels pests trying to invade the garden. Grow garlic with tomatoes and onions for a salsa garden or plant in between carrots to confuse the carrot rust fly. Anywhere with plenty of sun is a great place for garlic. There are two main types of garlic. Soft neck and hard neck. Soft neck garlic is usually grown in warmer climates. It has a mild flavor with strong flexible leaves to braid during storage. They last between…
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Gardening in May (Zone 5)
Compared to gardening in April, May is a busy month here in the Midwest. Gardening in May is mostly direct sowing melon, cucumbers, and squashes and getting many transplants into the ground. My last frost date is around May 15th but with a little protection, almost all warm season crops can be started right away. I try to do bare minimum by just waiting the extra week and plant seeds after the frost date has passed and the overnight temp is around 50 degrees or more. Gardening in May is either fairly easy with minimal plants or the longest month yet, with many different varieties of produce. I started small…
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Gardening in March (Zone 5)
Gardening in March can feel overwhelming but rewarding. Many, many seeds can be planted mid-march if you have a last frost date of May 15th. I like to start most of my flowers and some secession seedlings indoors. While also having plants in my outdoor winter sowing containers. This gives me many plants with my limited space indoors. Growing seedlings indoors helps control the environment in which seeds can grow. Gardening in March indoors can give you a head start while your outdoor winter sow seeds are still warming up. This creates a nice secession or garden that will continue to have different plants ready at different times. Lets say…
