“Let it be known, I am a fairly lazy gardener,” says Geneva Lawrence, long-time Sugar House horticulturist, of her extensive backyard filled with five raised beds, grape and berry vines, fruit trees, beehives and a gaggle of happy hens. “One reason I use cover crops is because it’s an easy way to feed the dirt. Sow, water, leave alone.” This relatively hands-off approach yiel … [Read more...]
Get Your Garden Started With Easy Spring Vegetables and Cover Crops
Dan’s Tips and Tricks for Growing Carrots and Beets I find the biggest complaint to growing either beets or carrots is the need to thin them. Carrot seeds are so small, and their germination so unpredictable, that you either get hardly anything coming up, or all the seeds come up, making it almost impossible to thin them. The common rule of thumb is that the smaller the s … [Read more...]