Category Archives: Home Gardening

home gardening in northern New Jersey. a discussion of lawn care, vegetable nad flower garden in the Gardewn State.

Natural Herbicide?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by admin

I have been seeing posts on social media about a safe, natural alternative to commercial herbicides. Basically from what i understand it is to spray unwanted vegetation with Acetic Acid (vinegar) and works by acting as a dessicant and killing … Continue reading →

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Garden 2014

Posted on May 3, 2014 by admin

Its been a long winter and its a bit difficult to get started, but we made a start to our 2014 garden. We have been raking the lawn for weeks to clean the leaves and dead grass and are almost … Continue reading →

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Potatoes

Posted on May 11, 2013 by admin

Purpose To plant and harvest potatoes Equipment and Materials personal equipment Coveralls – great for gardening with lots of pockets and tool holders. Gloves – Good gardening gloves along with coveralls gives one a feeling of empowerment and invincibility no … Continue reading →

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Garden Prep 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

Purpose To clean debris, remove weeds and prepare soil for planting and transplanting of vegetables Equipment and Materials personal equipment Coveralls – great for gardening with lots of pockets and tool holders. Gloves – Good gardening gloves along with coveralls … Continue reading →

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Lawn Care 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by admin

Step 1: Raking the Lawn April 7, 2013 – Rake, rake rake! I like to rake the lawn in the Spring, as much for cleaning the remaining dead leaves as thatching the dead grass. The instant gratification is that the … Continue reading →

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Plant Light Stand

Posted on April 6, 2013 by admin

Well , many of the seeds I planted germinated, but were now becoming spindly, so I found a lighted plant cart I made a few years back and reassembled it. I keep it unassembled to save space. Its easy to … Continue reading →

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Seed Starting 2013

Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin

Seed Starting Purpose To start seeds growing to have viable vegetable plants ready for the warm weather and planting in the outdoor garden. Also to have an earlier harvest season. Equipment and Materials – Various seeds (Burpee 66852 Tomato Super … Continue reading →

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Home Garden 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by admin

Although we are getting a bit of a snowstorm, March is when I start planning my garden. I received my seed catalogue and I noticed a Burpee seed display at my local supermarket. I like to have my seed trays … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes 2012

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

I have grown tomatoes for many years, usually from seeds; Big boy and Big Girl hybrids.  This year since I started planning my garden late, I went to an heirloom tomato sale at Old layfayette Village and purchased nearly mature … Continue reading →

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2012 Garden

Posted on June 10, 2012 by admin

After last year’s failure in my shady yard, I had a landscaper clear some trees and bushes away, fencing a new area for my garden where there would be more sunlight. So far I planted “Silver Queen” and “Peaches and … Continue reading →

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