Category Archives: Home Gardening

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

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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Amaryllis

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

i bought an Amaryllis plant from Home Depot a few year back and it is still flowering biannually. It was getting crowded in the original pot adn I decided to break it up into a few new containers. I bought … Continue reading →

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Garden Shed Rehab Project – Doors

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin

I have a building on my property that was used as a pony barn/stall. It was built using particle board. I installed a workbench inside and a peg board for tools. This was fine until the particle board doors rotted … Continue reading →

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Second Season Garden

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

8/2/2011 – Second Season Garden means planting a late summer/fall garden. Today 8/4 i sowed seeds for Bonanza Hybrid and Green Goliath Broccoli plus Igloo Lettuce. I have some heirloom leek seeds, leeks can be planted in August but i … Continue reading →

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