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We are in the heart of summer, and the garden is finally paying us back for all of our hard work! Juicy tomatoes, sweet peppers, crisp cucumbers, and tender green beans are making their way from the garden straight to the dinner table. But one thing can be surprisingly difficult to keep going through the […]

Let’s face it—if weeds paid rent, we probably would not mind them so much. Unfortunately, these uninvited guests do not just take up space; they steal water and nutrients from your vegetables, crowd out your beans and peas, and even provide a cozy winter vacation home for garden pests. The good news? Staying ahead of

All About Trellises Trellises are often an afterthought, especially for beginning gardeners. Many people do not realize just how many garden crops are vining plants that greatly benefit from proper support. Adding trellises to your garden offers several important benefits: Save Space Growing vertically helps maximize space in your garden beds, allowing you to grow

If you live in Southwestern Connecticut, you have probably seen it: Mother’s Day plant sales popping up everywhere in early May. They are hard to resist—tables full of tomatoes, herbs, flowers, and everything you need to kick off your garden. We get it. You walk in for “just one plant”… and somehow leave with 27.

Cool & Warm Weather Crops: Planting the Right Crop at the Right Time Have you ever planted seeds in the ground only to wait 6 weeks for them to finally germinate? (meanwhile, the weeds pop up within days!) Or maybe you planted garlic in the spring and it came up with tiny cloves that were

Are you  wondering how to protect your precious veggies and flowers from critters this season? Maybe you had bad luck last year and the squirrels ate all of your tomatoes?  Or maybe a raccoon came and swiped up all your corn just as it was ripening?  Ugh! Critter-proofing your garden is not a one-solution-fits-all situation,

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET YOUR GARDEN STARTED DIRECT SEEDING VS. TRANSPLANTING The snow has melted, the weather is (slowly) warming, daylight hours are lengthening and it’s finally beginning to feel like spring! Many home gardeners wonder which crops are the most important to grow from transplant and which are best for growing

We know, keeping up with a vegetable garden can be hard, and sometimes, despite everyone’s best intentions, they can become an eyesore. We’ve all driven by our neighbor’s garden in September, waist-high with weeds and looking more like a jungle than a garden. It’s no wonder that most people hide their gardens behind the house

Happy May! As Mother’s Day approaches—the biggest week for plant sales in New England—gardeners everywhere are wondering: Is it finally safe to plant tender annuals outside? As professional growers, we feel the itch too. But this year, patience is more important than ever. This past winter was unusually harsh. Several weeks of sustained temperatures in

Strawberry beds use straw for winter mulch. Now you know where this little red berry gets its name. Strawberries are loaded with Vitamin C (149% daily value) and are a good source of Folate, Potassium, Manganese and dietary fiber. It’s hard to find a more glorious fruit than a strawberry at the height of the