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How to Transplant Tomatoes Now for Great Harvests Later
It’s mid-May, which is peak time for “putting in the garden,” an old saying that means planting your frost-sensitive plants now that we are mostly past the risk of frost. (Although not completely, more on that later.)
Whether you started tomatoes from seed or bought the plants at your favorite garden center or farmer’s market, transplanting them the right way is very important.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 05/23, 2012 at 09:43 AM
Ten Tips to Get Your Garden off to a Great Start
Despite some recent backsliding into winter, spring weather is mostly here to stay. If you are like me, you are steadily spending more and more time in the garden, getting things growing to start the season. A good start is very important for a successful gardening season, as your plants are very young and tender at this point.
Here are ten tips, in no particular order, to get your garden off and moving toward a big harvest.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 05/07, 2012 at 01:45 PM
Paper Pots Offer Cost-Effective, Environmentally Friendly Home for Seedlings
In my last post I talked about planting seeds indoors. And given that we are four to six weeks away from the last frost as I write this, you should have seedlings growing somewhere in your house.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 04/20, 2012 at 09:00 AM
Planting Cold-Hardy Veggies for Spring Crops
As you probably noticed, the weather in mid-March was more along the lines of early June. This caused some absolutely incredible early spring scenes as spring growth is about a month ahead of schedule—blossoming trees, daffodils in full display, and perennials peaking out of the dirt at a much earlier date than normal.
For us gardeners, it was so tempting to get out there and plant something. So I did. I planted several rows in my garden, knowing full well that they would need protection later from the inevitable cold snap. If you still haven’t planted, no worries—you still have lots of time to plant cold-hardy vegetables in your garden.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 04/05, 2012 at 03:18 PM
Starting Seeds is Easy: How to Plant the Seeds
If you followed my last blog post, you should be ready to plant some seeds indoors. First things first, fill your cell flats with moistened potting soil or seed starting mix. You want it moist, not saturated.
Next, plant the seeds. This is by far one of the most important tasks of your gardening year, and you need to make sure you do it correctly because, well, you want them to germinate.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 03/23, 2012 at 01:07 PM
Starting Seeds is Easy: How to Set Up
The weather has been warm lately, warm enough to start thinking about gardening. However, while the mild weather is great for daffodils, crocuses, and forsythia, it’s still too chilly to plant vegetables, especially frost-sensitive types like tomatoes and beans. You want to hold off planting those outside until early-mid May.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 03/16, 2012 at 09:00 AM
Take a Jar of Summer off the Shelf
In my last post, I talked about the benefits of freezing vegetables to use in the winter. Now let’s look at another way of preserving your garden harvest—canning.
Canning for me brings back memories of my mother and grandmother, who both canned. They canned stuff like pears, green beans, tomatoes, etc. Pretty much straight up, old-fashioned canning.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 02/22, 2012 at 02:50 PM
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Pulling Summer from the Freezer when it’s Freezing Outside
During my garden harvest season, which stretches from summer through much of fall, I preserve a lot of what we get from our backyard in two ways—canning and freezing.
I like to do both because of cooking flexibility. You can do a lot of great things with canning: sauces, relishes, pickles, etc. But freezing for me tends to be about just the vegetable/fruit.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 02/07, 2012 at 11:09 PM
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Don’t wait to make online seed orders for 2012 garden season!
We are in the heart of winter, so buying garden seeds may not be the first thing on your mind. However, if you are planning on ordering seeds online (you will more choices online than you will in a store), now is the time to do so.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 01/18, 2012 at 06:48 PM
Sowing the Seeds of a Great Marriage
Going to go a bit off-topic here, but I had to share this story with everyone who reads this blog. Gardening is something that often is done together by couples and who knows how many relationships are sparked at a plant sale or garden center. However, gardening is not really thought of something as romantic, per se.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 11/16, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Field Notes
This week as we are adding more fall greens to the selection of choices, we are embarking on a project that will provide us with the ability to extend the season and have even more greens!
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Posted by Erin McKinney on 10/25, 2011 at 07:00 AM
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Get your garden ready for a long winter’s nap
While we haven’t quite yet had a true killing frost, it’s inevitable - at some point, your 2011 garden will be covered in frost, and soon after, snow. The garden will go to sleep until it warms again, but there is some work yet to do on your garden that will make things easier next spring. Time to put it to bed.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 10/21, 2011 at 07:00 AM
Broaden Your Culinary Horizons
Just 20 years ago, the selection of produce was nothing like it is today. Iceberg lettuce, round red tomatoes, green bell peppers, regular orange carrots, and plain potatoes ruled the supermarket shelves.
However, today the expansion of the American palate is quite evident. Sushi is found in supermarkets. An imitation of a latte can be found at a convenience store. Ethnic restaurants such as Indian, Thai, Austrian, and Korean can be found in central Pennsylvania. And the broadening selections for the home chef have expanded culinary horizons, as well.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 09/16, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Useful Beauty
Home vegetable gardens are an ideal and super-local way to get fresh, delicious produce, but they can also be a beautiful addition to your yard. Many vegetable plants not only taste great, they look great, too—and not just on a plate.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 08/23, 2011 at 01:29 PM
Plant Now for Garden-Fresh Fall Harvest
Please welcome Jamie Oberdick to the Local Food Journey! Jamie is an enthusiastic home gardener who grows a variety of plants from around the world in his Centre County backyard. Take it away, Jamie!
A lot of people think of vegetable gardening as a spring/summer thing, and you shut it down in the fall with the exception of the last pumpkins. Actually, there are plenty of different vegetables that thrive in the cooler conditions we have in fall in central Pennsylvania.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 08/19, 2011 at 01:40 PM
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A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'
May 24, 2012
Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?
Estonia's Fake Chocolate: Born Of Necessity, Reborn In Nostalgia
May 24, 2012
In tough economic times, people almost never cut out comfort foods like chocolate. But sometimes, when you just can't get the foods you love, deprivation can lead to a new food invention, like Estonia's faux chocolate bar, the Kama bar.
Many Americans Say Doing Taxes Is Easier Than Eating Right
May 23, 2012
More than 70 percent of respondents say they've made efforts to cut back on fats, added sugars and salt, they're trying to eat more whole grains, and they're trying to cut calories by drinking water, and low -or zero- calorie beverages.
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