Growing Asparagus in Edmonds

Asparagus can be fairly expensive at the supermarket, but, when growing your own, it is quite easy to tend after the initial planting.  As a perennial vegetable — plant once, harvest for years — asparagus planted in a well-maintained bed can provide you with sweet, slender spears for 15 years (can produce up to 20-30…

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Growing Vegetables and Flowers in the Shade

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There are degrees of shade, which range from 100% shade in an alley between two buildings, to dappled shade under a tree, or shade in the morning (before noon), or afternoon ( after 2 p.m). Your particular scenario will be a factor in what you can grow successfully. In general, partial shade for growing purposes…

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New and Interesting Vegetable and Flower Seeds

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How do you decide what to plant in your garden every year? We’ve perused catalogs and websites of HGSA seed sellers for a sampling of interesting varieties, new and old. Experiment with one or two alongside of your tried-and-true favorites. Tomatoes Left to Right: Shimmer hybrid from Burpee.com is an enchanting small plum tomato bursting…

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