Category: Garden
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How To Grow Christmas Holly
Christmas Holly also known as English Holly is a wonderful plant to grow in the garden outside. It is an evergreen and has waxy green leaves that looks traffic all year round. Sun – Christmas Holly needs 6 to 8 hour of direct sunlight a day. Soil – These plants can grow in almost any…
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How To Grow Grapes
We started growing grapes when our youngest child was born. Normally we plant a tree every time we have a baby so that the tree is the same age as the baby. With our last baby the tree died while we were at the hospital so we decided not to plant another tree but to…
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How To Grow Hydrangeas
We love growing and propagating Hydrangeas. They are so beautifully full and grow amazingly. They can also be coloring changing. Sun – Hydrangeas need 6 to 8 hours of sunlight everyday. Some may say they don’t but whenever we have had them in the shade, partial shade, or in less sun they do not grow…
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How To Grow Dill
We grow dill both indoors and outdoors year round. The dill we have indoors is to use whenever we need fresh dill and the dill outdoors is for drying. Sun – Dill needs 6 to 8 hours of full sunlight daily. Soil – Plant in well draining soil that is also able to stay moist…
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How To Grow Tomatillos
We started growing tomatillos when we couldn’t find them at the store when we moved. We didn’t use them that often at the time but when we couldn’t find them we decided it would be wonderful to grow them. Here is all the growing information you will need to start growing your own tomatillo plants.…
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How To Grow Snap Green Beans
Snap green peas can grow in a surprisingly small spaces. We love to grow these because our little one loves them. We started to grow them when he was a baby to mash up for his baby food. The photo above is of one of our snap green bean plants that we didn’t have room…
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How To Grow Sweet Pea Flowers
Sweet pea flowers are beautiful small flowers that can be grown almost anywhere. Although they are called sweet peas they are not edible. They look amazing in hanging baskets and in flower beds. There are some care and maintenance tips on how to grow and care for sweet pea flowers. Sun – Sweet peas…
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How To Grow Paris Island Lettuce
Paris Island Lettuce is easy to grow and can even be grown in containers. The flavor is a lot like butter lettuce and iceberg lettuce. You can also harvest it multiple times as it will continue to grow until it starts to flower. This blog is for basic care instructions on how to care for…
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How To Grow Blueberries
Home grown blueberries are very sweet. This delicious blue fruit is high in antioxidants and is a wonderful and easy edible plant to grow in your garden at home. Sun – Blueberry bushes need 6-8 hours of full sun day. They also need sunlight to help them grow through their dormancy phase it helps their…
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How To Grow Purple Basil
We love to grow rare and colorful plants that you can’t always find on the store shelves. Purple basil is said to have a spicy clove flavor. It pairs will in dishes when it is not cooked but can also but cooked which makes the leaves turn black. It also looks amazing in a garden…