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Week 5: Flowerworks!
Elizabeth Carver Elizabeth Carver

Week 5: Flowerworks!

The garden is putting on a red, white, and blue flowerworks show just in time for the 4th!

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Week 4 June 25th: Try Some Basil
Elizabeth Carver Elizabeth Carver

Week 4 June 25th: Try Some Basil

Did you know that Basil has been scientifically proven as a beneficial companion to many veggie crops, including tomatoes?

A study publishedd in the National Library of Medicine confirmed that tomatoes and other crops interplanted with basil had an improved “wound response” compared to tomatoes planted only along side other tomatoes. The “wound response” they refer to is how a plant defends itself against insects trying to eat it. Basically, tomatoes planted with basil are better able to defend themselves against insects and repair themselves faster when they incur damage.

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Manage Pests in Your Garden with Beneficial Insects
Elizabeth Carver Elizabeth Carver

Manage Pests in Your Garden with Beneficial Insects

You already know beneficial insects are… well… beneficial ha!

You know you want more of them, because you know they will help your garden thrive.

There are just some questions you’re struggling to answer:

  • What do the good guys look like so I know not to squish them?

  • How can I attract more beneficial insects to my garden and keep them there?

  • What is safe to spray to kill the bad bugs eating my plants without harming the good guys?

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Easy Kitchen Garden for Small Spaces and Busy Lives
Elizabeth Carver Elizabeth Carver

Easy Kitchen Garden for Small Spaces and Busy Lives

As a new gardener, I completely overwhelmed myself wanting to grow everything.

Then for 9 years as a professional farmer gal, I got to work with countless varieties of veggies, flowers, herbs and even microgreens.

Now running a business and having a family means I've had to seriously narrow in on what I choose to grow in my own kitchen garden.

I thought this would be a great opportunity to share with you what I've found gives me the most success with the least effort.

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Save Yourself a Big Home Improvement Bill
Elizabeth Carver Elizabeth Carver

Save Yourself a Big Home Improvement Bill

I just added this super important winter task to my weekly to-do list: thin the tree lines.

Winter is the perfect time to remove small trees and invasive woody plants from your property.

Click to read why…

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