Vegetables
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…
Read MoreGrowing Vegetables and Flowers in the Shade
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…
Read MoreNew and Interesting Vegetable and Flower Seeds
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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