Category: Garden
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6 Types Of Soil And What Edible Plants To Grow In them.
1. Loamy Soil – Loamy soil is a mixture of clay, silt, and sand. You can make a loamy soil by mixing equal parts clay, silt, and sand. Plants you can grow in loamy soil Tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, sweet corn, okra, radishes, eggplant, carrots, pole beans, greens, and spinach. 2. Peat…
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How to Grow The Rare And Almost Extinct Eastern Pasqueflower’s
Eastern Pasqueflower’s also known as Pasqueflower’s are beautiful furry light purple flowers that bloom in early spring. They have become a very rare plant and are hard to find in the wild. They are extinct in Finland and almost extinct throughout Europe. They look similar to tulips when fully bloomed. They are a bushy flower…
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How To Grow Bergenia Elephant Ears
Bergenia Elephant Ears are a type of elephant ears plant that grows pretty little magenta colored bell shaped star flowers. They are very cold hardy and will come back year after year if you take proper care of them. Below is a list of growing and care information so you can grow your own beautiful…
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How To Grow Blue Plantain Lilies
One thing that I miss about our little chateau in America are my giant blue plantain lilies lining the front of the house. We recently had them removed at the request of one of our renters who lived in the house but weren’t those lilies were so beautiful! They are also cold hardy which makes…
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How To Grow Cauliflower
Cauliflower is another family favorite here at Our Little Chateau. The photo above is of one of our cauliflower plant when it started to grow a cauliflower head. Growing cauliflower is fairly easy and also fun to watch grow. Sun – Cauliflower plants need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Soil –…
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7 Native Edible Plants In Ireland That You Have (Probably) Never Heard Of Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of native edible plants in Ireland that you probably never heard of. Let’s do a little recap from part 1 first. I used the word probably because maybe you have heard of some these but I admitted that I hadn’t heard of some of them before moving to Ireland and now…
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7 Native Edible Plants In Ireland That You Have (Probably) Never Heard Of Part 1
I loosely say plants you have never heard of because if you have grown up in Ireland, or lived there, or lived in near by countries, or have heard of them, then you would have heard of them. To be honest I hadn’t hard of a lot of the plant on this list until I…
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How to Grow New England Aster
Growing New England Aster Flower can be very rewarding because the plant gets very large. 6 feet tall to be exact! So if you have a small space the plant is not for you. It needs a lot of room to grow because it’s a tall almost bush like plant that grows multiple flowers on…
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How to Grow Miniature Cucumbers
Growing miniature can be a big space saver in the garden. They also take less time to grow than larger cucumbers too so you get to enjoy them sooner. You can grow them in pots, garden beds, and in the ground. They are very versatile and easy to grow. Sun – Miniture cucumbers need 6…
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How to Grow Bell Peppers
Bell peppers are a very common vegetable in many countries. Their crisp and cool flavor makes them prefect for eating alone or with your favorite dish. Growing your own peppers can be very rewarding and it isn’t very hard to get started. Sun – Bell peppers love 6 hours of direct sunlight daily. They…