Growing Micro-greens: Tips From the Pros

Growing Micro-greens: Tips From the Pros

I open the conversation by asking if the wilted arugula greens on our restaurant breakfast plates are from her employer and Mali looks at me in shock. No, she says, definitely not. And as if each leaf has a GPS tracking system on it, Mali is clear:  these tiny greens...
Growing Green  Peas- Early in pots

Growing Green Peas- Early in pots

According to my Three Year Garden Gratitude Journal, my Oregon Giant peas were already well up by March 8th last year and starting to climb their fence in my garden. But because it has been colder with snow on the ground…..

Dwarf Tomatoes for Greenhouse Growers

Dwarf Tomatoes for Greenhouse Growers

Once I dig in I discover there are 139 varieties listed on the Dwarf Tomato Project website and I know I can’t try them all. I specifically want to try a few  new varieties for my greenhouse without reading all the many plant descriptions so I ask an artificial intelligence program to suggest the top ten  dwarf tomato varieties

Prepping & Planting Tomatoes : Step By Step

Prepping & Planting Tomatoes : Step By Step

  Prepping & Planting Tomatoes According to my soil thermometer, the soil temperature in my greenhouse is finally 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) so I prep the soil and plant this year’s tomato crop. Prepping the soil involves adding an inch of compost from...