15 Companion Plants For Bok Choy – And 5 To Keep Separate 

Bok choy companion plants

Bok choy is a popular type of Chinese cabbage. It is a member of the Brassica family, along with cabbage, broccoli, and others. Why Does Bok Choy Need Companion Plants? The idea of companion plants is that certain plants help or harm other plants. Helpful ones should be planted together, while harmful ones should be … Read more

How and When to Harvest Elephant Garlic?

When to harvest elephant garlic

Elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum) is more closely related to leeks than garlic. Elephant garlic produces huge bulbs and is very tasty. But, you may wonder, “When do I harvest elephant garlic?”  Elephant garlic is more like hard-necked garlic than soft-necked garlic. This is because the stalks are cut off after curing instead of being used to … Read more

What Nutrients to Use for Hydroponic Lettuce?

Lettuce hydroponic nutrients

There are few vegetables as widely loved and easy to use as lettuce. However, growing lettuce isn’t always as easy as eating it. Hot and cold temperatures, heavy rains, and poor soil have led some people to explore growing lettuce hydroponically. This method involves growing lettuce in a nutrient solution rather than in the ground. … Read more

Lettuce Companion Plants – The 10 Best and 5 Worst Plants

Lettuce companion plants

Lettuce’s simple growth form and flexibility in the kitchen makes it a must-have garden crop. Another thing that’s great about lettuce is that it plays nicely with lots of other crops. By interplanting lettuce with other types of plants, you can increase soil diversity, attract beneficial insects, and help prevent disease. Read on to learn … Read more

The 13 Best Tasting Tomatoes in 2023

best tasting tomatoes

If you’ve ever compared a tomato purchased from the grocery store in the winter with a tomato picked off the vine in the summer, you likely know there’s a wide variation in tomato flavors. And that’s why it helps to learn about the best tasting tomatoes! Tomato variety plays a big role in what a … Read more

Growing Practices

Growing Practices

We grow sturdy, healthy seedlings by adhering to growing practices we consider good for the earth.  We are certified organic.  It runs in our blood.  Visitors to our urban farm often see our work in progress, and we can actually show them the high quality products and processes we use to grow our plants.  Healthy plants resist pests and disease.   We know it for a fact!

Healthy seedlings start from high quality seed.  We obtain our organic seed from many places, but they are all from reputable seed houses that we know and trust.

For our Seedlings we use:

High quality potting mix that contains natural, rock-based fertilizers

Beneficial mycorrhizal fungi innocultion of our plants’ roots

Watering Cucumber Plants – How to Water a Cucumber Plant?

watering cucumber plants

Cucumber plants are very thirsty plants. Therefore, proper watering is crucial to getting lots of tasty cucumbers.  How Often Do I Water Cucumber Plants? Cucumber plants growing in the ground should be watered once or twice a week. Cucumber plants in containers should be watered several times a week to keep the soil evenly moist. … Read more

Cucumber Plant Spacing – How Far Apart to Plant Cucumbers?

Cucumber plant spacing

Cucumbers are a popular vegetable to grow. Start your cucumbers off right by spacing the vines far enough apart. How far apart to plant cucumbers? If you choose not to use a trellis, it’s recommended to plant your cucumber vines three feet apart. For bush-type vines, leave three feet between rows, while for vining cucumbers, … Read more

Overwatered Tomato Plant – What Happens and How to Fix It?

overwatered tomato plants

Tomatoes are grown by more people than any other vegetable. Millions of people put months of effort into growing juicy, flavorful tomatoes. Sometimes people love their tomato plants so much they kill them with kindness.  Can You Overwater a Tomato Plant?  Yes, you can definitely overwater a tomato plant. Tomato plants should be watered every … Read more

Why Are My Tomato Seedlings Leggy?

Leggy tomato seedlings

Tomato plants are fun and easy to grow. There are some things to be careful about when growing them. This guide talks about leggy tomatoes, how to avoid them, and how to deal with them.  Leggy Tomato Seedlings Versus Normal Tomato Seedlings Tomato seedlings should be short and stocky. Seedlings should have the diameter of … Read more

When and How to Harvest Romaine Lettuce?

When to harvest romaine lettuce?

Whether you enjoy it in Caesar salads, as a lettuce wrap, or as a burger topping, romaine lettuce is a must-have in the kitchen and garden. Fortunately, this crunchy lettuce is relatively easy to grow, as long as you know how to properly care for it. With that said, there’s nothing more disappointing than spending … Read more

How Much Sun Do Tomatoes Need?

How much sun do tomatoes need?

The best tomatoes are homegrown. If you are considering growing your own tomatoes, you may wonder how much sunlight to give them. This guide explains how much sun tomato plants need.  How Much Sun Do Tomato Plants Need?  Tomatoes need to be planted in full sun. They need at least six hours of sunlight a … Read more

Tomato Plant Spacing – How Far Apart to Plant Tomatoes?

How far apart to plant tomatoes

Tomatoes are a very popular vegetable to grow. Home-grown tomatoes taste much better than store-bought tomatoes. If you are going to grow tomatoes, you need to start off right by spacing the plants properly.  Why Is Spacing Important?  If you space your tomatoes properly, it will give each tomato plant the resources to grow large … Read more

What is 34-0-0 Fertilizer Good For? – Ultimate Guide for 34-0-0 Fertilizer

34-0-0 fertilizer

Fertilizer needs change over a plant’s life. When do you need a big burst of nitrogen, and when do you need a more balanced fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium? This guide will help you know when to use 34-0-0, also called ammonium nitrate.  What Is 34-0-0 Fertilizer?   34-0-0 is thirty-four percent nitrogen in the … Read more

Planting Garlic

Planting Garlic

Fall is garlic planting season.  Our favorite variety, German Extra Hardy, is an easy to grow variety that produces large bulbs with cloves that are easy to peel and offer a pungent heat.  Our planting method is as follows:

Mid to late October, lay out your garlic bed.  Break your bulbs of garlic apart into cloves and then lay them out 6″ apart either in rows or in a diamond pattern.

Poke each clove into the soil until the tip about 2″ below the soil level.  Throw about a teaspoon of bonemeal in with the clove and then cover with soil.  This will help with the establishment of a healthy root system.

Mulch for winter with thick straw or leaf mulch.

How Long Do Beets Take to Grow?

How long do beets take to grow?

The tasty feel of beets is reason enough to grow them in your garden. Beets are staple in most gardens and come loaded with antioxidants. It’s one of the easiest vegetables to grow and is ranked among the ten best garden vegetables. But how long do beets take to grow? The good news is that … Read more