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Yonder Basement Window Glows Strangely Pink

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Laura Grace Weldon

We have been starting seeds indoors for decades. There’s something enormously heartening about tucking tiny seeds into pots while March winds howl outside. In a few months those pale specks will result in glossy eggplants, huge squash, fiery peppers, and … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, seed starting | Tagged gardening, grow lights, leggy seedlings, seed starting, seedling starting problems | 8 Comments

The Method Is The Mindset

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Laura Grace Weldon

After all these years of the most gentle approach possible, I seem to be shedding the hairshirt of idealism that has always made gardening so difficult. It’s pretty obvious that these methods are easier. Much, much easier. Continue reading →

Posted in animal relations, gardening, weeds | Tagged animal relations, easiest weed control, gardeners' hairshirt, gardening, to spray or not to spray, weed whacker gardening, weeds | 1 Comment

Year Round Indoor Salad Gardening, Fuss Free

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Laura Grace Weldon

Cold room, old seeds, and yet we’ve got tender flavorful salad greens thanks to the process Peter Burke’ shares in Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening. Continue reading →

Posted in gardening | Tagged better than sprouts, gardening, indoor gardening, Peter Burke, soil sprouts, Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening | 6 Comments

Indoor Seed Starting Problem Solved

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Laura Grace Weldon

We were shocked by a 95% non-germination rate. The few seedlings that emerged died within days. Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, seed starting, seeds, spring | Tagged gardening, germination problems, NK Seed Starter Pots, problem starting seeds indoors, seeds, spring, starting seeds indoors | 33 Comments

Good Gardening Intentions Not So Evident

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Laura Grace Weldon

I mistake watermelon radish sprouts for weeds and pull them all out. The row I replanted, thinking the beets didn’t germinate, now contains both beets and arugula. Volunteer tomatillo plants plague me. Continue reading →