Archive for June, 2010

Notes From the Urban Homestead 6-30-10

What’s in the ground:
If any of your stalky plants were affected by the storm last week, I want to stop you from pulling them out. If you did already, then know for next time that even if a plant is knocked over, even if the root is exposed, you can still try to remound it [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 6-23-10

What’s in the ground:
I hope everyone is keeping up on your succession planting. People tend to plant their garden and think that they are finished, but a garden is a process, or better yet a cycle, for every plant you take out you need to put one in. So as the “excessive heat” warning sets [...]

48 hour sustainability contest!

For the better part of the last year, we’ve been talking about sustainable living with the help of our urban homesteader Nic. Now we wanna hear from you:
Let us know how you’re living sustainably and we’ll enter you to win 2 free tickets to our show at Sellersville Theater this Friday! [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 6-16-10

What’s in the ground:
I know that I’ve been a big proponent of not over watering, but as I said in that blog, tomatoes are a whole different story. They are %85 water, so they need to be soaked regularly. However, the main problem gardeners run into is not over watering, but watering the wrong way. [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 6-9-10

What’s in the ground:
Now is the time to take a good look at your plants in the garden and check their growth. Every gardener should take a walk through the garden at least once a week, but now it is even more important. If you have broccoli that still has not headed up, or you [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 6-2-10

What’s in the ground:
If you got a good jump on the growing season, you should be harvesting all of your root vegetables by now. It’s important to keep up on your harvest because radishes and beets can get pretty nasty if left in too long. You should now be sowing your next succession of crops [...]