December 2011
20 posts
7 Ways Vegetable Gardeners Can Beat the Winter...
This is the time of year when those of us in the Northern hemisphere become envious of those in the southern part of the world. They are in full vegetable gardening mode, growing great tasting fruits, vegetables and herbs, from seeds and potted plants. But rest assure, even though old man winter is biting us in the a, er um, I mean rear, there is still plenty of things we vegetable gardeners can...
The Pollination Process in your Vegetable Garden
Recently I have written some vegetable gardening articles that have taken a turn towards more of a scientific approach, albeit entry level plant science as opposed to advanced horticulture, but very important, I believe, none the less. I wanted to touch on the process of pollination and what this process means for your vegetable garden. As you may remember from science classes past, pollination...
More doctors and nutritionists are prescribing...
3 Cool Gardening Things to Learn About this...
This weekend my family and I will be busy in the festivities of Christmas and even though this time of the year here in NJ means it’s cold, neither the holiday nor the weather deters me from wanting to know and learn more about vegetable gardening. I put together three things that I find fascinating and hopefully you will too. Cytokinin This should take you back to 3rd grade plant science class....
“If you don’t know where your fruits and veggies comes from, it’s...”
– Mike the Gardener
Pest Free Vegetable Gardening
You are not alone...
Combining Vegetable Gardening with School...
Do you have school aged children? Are you a vegetable gardener? Imagine if you were able to combine the fun and reward of vegetable gardening with the education your child receives in school? I was thinking about this the other day and wanted to do some research on the topic. As a father of two and an avid vegetable gardener, to me the possibilities of combining the two, seemed like a no brainer....
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...”
– Maria Robinson
Short on space? Try vertical gardening. Listen...
Vegetable Seeds for your School Garden
If your school has a gardening program or is thinking about starting one, then you are in luck. Mike the Gardener Enterprises, has announced they are going to award ten schools with three year subscriptions to their Seeds of the Month Club (averagepersongardening.com/seedsclub). “We want to give back to communities and being able to offer up our vegetable seeds to help enhance and grow...
“A bad day in the vegetable garden is better than a good day at work”
– unknown
Bee Keeping is it for You?
Mike recently...
We Vegetable Gardeners Know What to do with those...
It seems as if every one of our neighbors and relatives received one of those Keurig individual coffee makers. If you are not familiar with them they are pretty neat, especially if you want to enjoy a quick, fresh cup of coffee. They give you the flexibility of making an individual cup of coffee in a wide range of flavors (over 200 the last time I checked their website) without having to make a...
