Superfoods: they’re delicious, they’re packed with nourishment, and most are easy to grow in your backyard or on your patio. Providing more than just a food source, superfoods work within our body to strengthen our immune system, aid in weight loss, maintain healthy heart function and efficiently convert nutrients into fuel. They truly are super [...]
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Super Foods
Posted in Edibles, Uncategorized, tagged berries, foods, fruit, grow, healthy, smoothie, super, vegetables, vitamins on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Extra Delicious Edibles
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We are excited to have guest blogger, Willi Galloway share a little from her new book, GROW COOK EAT! Homegrown food just tastes better. It’s hard to beat snacking on cherry tomatoes that are still warm from the afternoon sun or stepping outside and harvesting a handful of blueberries for breakfast. Growing your own vegetables, [...]
Creating Space for Fruit Trees
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips, Trees and Shrubs on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Smaller spaces? No problem- just plant them closer together! You won’t believe just how good fresh home grown fruit can be until you take a big bite and have the juices dripping down your chin as you grin ear to ear! A peach for instance; can you just imagine the big fuzzy fruit tempting you [...]
My New Years Garden Resolutions…
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips on December 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Each year about this time, I start thinking about the coming gardening season and what I might do different this year. Since it’s the season of resolutions, here are a few of my 2011 Gardening Resolutions. Resolution #1 – More Vegetable Gardening. This is the year I resolve to do more edible gardening. I will, [...]
It’s time we had a talk about the birds and the bees…and well, conifers too!
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips, Trees and Shrubs on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Its here-It’s here!! Mason Bee nest cleaning time! If you don’t know about these very cool bees you should stop at The Plant Farm soon. We teach you all you need to know about industrious native bee and why they are one of your garden’s best friends. We also have all the materials to help [...]
September out in the garden…
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips, Pests & Plant Problems, Trees and Shrubs on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
You can’t help noticing that the days and nights are getting cooler and it’s getting darker earlier. Your garden and landscape plants have noticed, too. Out here in the Pacific NW, it doesn’t get nearly as cold as other parts of the country; at least not for as long. We still need to think about [...]
What to do in the Garden for August in the Puget Sound
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips, Hanging Baskets, Perennials, Pests & Plant Problems, Trees and Shrubs, Vines on August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
August is a beautiful time to live here in the Puget Sound, especially if you are a gardener. To keep your garden and landscape beautiful here are a few tips I’d suggest thinking about this month. Water smart! To me, when the sun is hot it means drier soils and sunburned plant! This is only because [...]
Growing Goodness
Posted in Edibles, Uncategorized on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
These spring rains have been good for our gardens, but not necessarily good for our gardening. Like most gardeners, I have spent way too much time indoors and not enough time outside playing in my dirt. Because gardeners weren’t gardening much this month, and our veggies were still growing, we ended up with some rather [...]
Ooh-La-La ~ Ciscoe’s evening at The Plant Farm!
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday the 29th of April, The Plant Farm played host for Lakewood’s Education Foundation’s fundraiser, ‘Grow it-Eat it’, with Ciscoe Morris. Tickets were sold for the dinner with Ciscoe and then he gave us a seminar afterwards. It was fantastic! What a fun guy he is! I know we’ve all seen him on TV, [...]
Keep the Herbs Coming….
Posted in Edibles, Garden Tips on April 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I love to garden, and I love to cook. So nothing gets me more excited than the arrival of all the culinary herbs at The Plant Farm. Since I get to buy them, you know I’m picking out all my favorites. This year with the increased interest in edible gardening I didn’t have to restrain [...]
