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How to grow a garden salad

Leave a Comment / Garden / By Kara @ Nourishing Pursuits

Have you ever wondered how long it would take to grow a salad you could eat fresh from your garden? This post dives into the time you need as well as ideal growing conditions, how to use all parts of the plants you grow and how to manipulate temperatures so you can get growing (and …

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How to Troubleshoot in the Garden: Going Back to the Basics

Leave a Comment / Garden / By Kara @ Nourishing Pursuits

Troubleshooting in the garden doesn’t always have to be such a mystery. When doing so, go back to the basics: plants need light, nutrients, air and water. When we do this, we can often solve the problem on our own. Think through each of these necessities and whether the plant has gotten too little or …

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A Bowl of Cured Garlic from the Garden

Complete garlic growing guide

Leave a Comment / Garden / By Kara @ Nourishing Pursuits

Do you know how many varieties of garlic are available? Before I started gardening, I thought there was just one, since that’s all that is available at my local grocery store. Now that I grow my own garlic, I know there are hundreds of varieties. There are hardneck and softneck varieties that range from mild …

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How to Protect Your Brassica Plants from Pests

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Why Should I Cover My Garden in the Spring and Fall? In many areas, spring and fall are the perfect times to grow Brassicas. Unfortunately, along with growing Brassicas comes pests like the imported cabbageworm, and the best way I have found to avoid any damage from those pests is by covering your plants. I …

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Mosquitoes 101

Leave a Comment / Garden / By Kara @ Nourishing Pursuits

Anyone else plan their gardening around when mosquitoes are out and about? I have been avoiding the garden – except for early mornings – just to avoid mosquitoes this season. So, I finally decided to research these little nuisances to find out more about them and what I can do to stay protected. Turns out …

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