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Fall is here! Check out this article on 10 things you can plant for the fall season! https://ourlittlesuburbanfarmhouse.com/fall-garden/

Want to grow your vegetables for longer but don’t know where to start?  Come learn about season extension techniques with us! Using these techniques, you can extend the growing time of your garden past its normal growing time. This week, we wanted to share the video of VINES Season Extension […]

Interested in adding fertility to your garden bed with cover crops? Not sure what cover crops are? Here’s an article that covers all the details on cover crops that you can use in your garden, no matter how big or small it is! Looking for cover crop seed locally? Agway […]

No matter the time of year, weeding your garden is a pivotal step in keeping your plants healthy and happy. Weeding your garden helps your plants by only allowing the things you want to absorb nutrients. If we allowed our gardens to go without weeding, our plants may be outcompeted […]

August is a beautiful time in the garden. Many vegetables are ready for harvest, but that may leave us with vacant spaces in our gardens.  Planting towards the end of the summer is best for certain plants because the cooler weather, no surprise here, yields fruits and veggies that grow […]

Now that your tomato plants are growing tall and working on producing healthy tomatoes, it’s time to prune your indeterminate tomatoes! Unlike determinate tomatoes that hit their mature height and set all their fruit at once, indeterminate tomato varieties are vining plants that continue to extend in length throughout the […]

In the summer heat, it is important to make sure that both you and your plants are staying properly hydrated. However, there are many variables to consider when watering your plants, such as the type of plant, plant size, soil texture, and recent weather conditions. Follow these general tips when […]

Mid-summer you will start to notice the fruits of your labor when your crops are ready to be harvested!! Starting a garden is a lot of work, so you will want to make the most out of your harvest. Here are some general tips on how to do so: Picking […]

You walk into your garden and notice there are holes in one of your cabbage plants, a tomato plant is half gone, and your squash has white silk on a half chewed leaf. These garden crimes might lead you to widespread insect annihilation. However it is important to know your […]

Sunlight is the best source of energy for growing plants, but too much sun can cause stress on plants. A really great way to protect plants from heat build-up and moisture evaporation is to provide shade.  According to an article in Growing in the Garden, there are 3 reasons to […]