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Can You Grow Cucumbers in a Pot?

June 8, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

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Yes, you can grow cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) in a pot, container or raised bed so long as you provide them with good soil, adequate water, and adequate sunlight. You will need to provide a stake or trellis, in the pot or nearby if you plan to grow them vertically. A vining cucumber will trail and take up a lot of space if no trellis or other structure is provided for them to … [Read more...] about Can You Grow Cucumbers in a Pot?

Food Plants to Grow in the Shade

June 8, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

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Full, deep shade isn't the best choice, partial or dappled shade is more what we need for these shade-tolerant food plants. Shade can be very useful in summer to stop plants such as rocket and lettuces from bolting and going to seed. Shade can also reduce the rate of a plant's growth in some instances. It can force the plant to produce bigger leaves in its attempt to … [Read more...] about Food Plants to Grow in the Shade

How To Chicken Proof Your Garden. Protect Plants From Chickens

June 1, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

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If you have chickens free-ranging in your garden, on your property, homestead or back yard, you'll need to chicken proof your garden, pots, raised beds, and plants. These are the chicken-proofing ideas and designs that have worked for us in our garden over several years of keeping chickens in a garden or homestead, in suburbia or a rural setting. These will also work for … [Read more...] about How To Chicken Proof Your Garden. Protect Plants From Chickens

How To Grow Lemongrass? Lemongrass Growing

June 8, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

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You can grow lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus or Cymbopogon flexuosus) in a large pot, raised bed, or direct in your garden soil. Growing lemongrass is easy if you have a tropical climate. In cooler climates, you will likely have to overwinter your lemongrass plant indoors. Lemongrass is a fragrant large grass used in many Asian dishes, teas, and to repel mosquitos. Find out … [Read more...] about How To Grow Lemongrass? Lemongrass Growing

What Grows Well With Pumpkins?

April 1, 2022 By Alyson Long Any post on this website may contain affiliate links. We profit from these.

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Pumpkins are easy to grow and can give you a huge volume of food. But what grows well with pumpkins? What can you plant near pumpkins that will help them grow better? Are there plants that will not be happy near pumpkins and do pumpkins actually have any companion plants? In companion planting, both plants help each other in some way and do not compete or hinder each … [Read more...] about What Grows Well With Pumpkins?

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Our website is a very new baby. It’s still under construction.  The plan was to record gardening notes here from our large suburban backyard food forest. But then our dream came true, we bought a farm. This site will document our adventure in the renovation of the property, tropical permaculture gardening, plus raising the animals I’ve wanted since childhood on 5 acres of paradise.

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