Have you found purslane in your garden and are you wondering if you should weed it or eat it? Common Purslane…
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Gardening
Most of the activity that happens here at Grow a Good Life is gardening related as we attempt to grow as much of our own food in our Southern Maine, Zone 5 garden.
How to Harvest, Cure, and Store Garlic
Knowing when to harvest garlic can be tricky. Here are tips to help you decide when the time is right…
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Tips for Germinating Carrots
Do you have a hard time growing carrots in your vegetable garden? Getting carrot seeds to sprout can be challenging….
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10 Garlic Scape Recipes
Garlic scapes are the flower stalks of hardneck garlic. The shoots are edible and have a mild garlicky flavor with…
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6 Ways to Grow Potatoes
Whether you are striving for a few gourmet fingerling potatoes for fresh eating or growing a large crop for winter…
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Sourcing Seed Potatoes for the Backyard Garden
Seed potatoes are not seeds but small potato tubers. When you plant seed potatoes, you are planting a potato produced…
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Homemade Seed Mats or Seed Tapes
Seed mats are helpful for planting tiny seeds, such as lettuce and carrots that are hard to sow one at…
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10 Benefits of a Square Foot Garden
If you are just starting a garden or want to expand your growing space, the Square Foot Gardening method is…
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How to Pre-Sprout Seeds for Faster Germination
Wondering whether your garden seeds will sprout? You can eliminate some of the wait time by germinating seeds before they…
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Simple Seed Germination Test
Do you have old seeds from last year and wonder if they are still good? Try this easy seed germination…
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Planting Garlic in the Fall
Planting garlic in the fall is the last garden chores of the season. A small amount of preparation at planting…
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Planting Potatoes the Grow Biointensive Way
Grow Biointensive is an organic agricultural system that focuses on attaining greatest yields from a small garden area. The process involves…
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