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 I am Rachel Tayse, keeper of the Hounds in the Kitchen. In my Columbus Ohio urban homestead, I garden, cook, and eat local sustainable foods. Read About the Hounds for more about the characters in my kitchen. I hope to see you soon at an Event.
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Archive for the ‘Grow Your Garden’ CategoryThere are oodles of books about starting seeds from people far more qualified than me to be dispensing advice. If you really want to know everything, I suggest searching out references at your local library. What we do here is a casual process guided mostly by the backs of the seed packets and our own yearning [...] Location is the next consideration for gardens after motivation and plant selection. The ideal location will have 6 – 8 hours of sunlight a day, access to rain barrel or hose water, and convenience to the kitchen. In less than ideal locations or apartment dwellings, look for sunny spots where you can locate movable containers. To [...] Do you want to grow potatoes this year? So do I! However, I don’t have much space for them. Potato tubers are usually sold in two pound bags at the minimum, which is more than I can use of any one kind. Let’s pool together and share an order of potatoes.I would like to grow Cranberry Red, [...] In the introduction to my Grow Your Garden series, I shared reasons people garden. I hope you have nailed down some inspiration because now it’s time to plan in earnest! My first principle of garden planning is to grow what you want to eat. This sounds simple, but sometimes people plant what’s available or what their [...] Edible gardening in an art and science that my family loves. It doesn’t take much time, but at some moments gardening is a dirty, back breaking hobby. So why do we share the love of growing things? Gardening connects us to nature. Growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables allows us to appreciate beautiful bees, the miracle [...]  |
 
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