Click on embedded links for more information After building a trellis, we started transplanting the young sugar snaps from the greenhouse into the garden. This season we constructed a taller and sturdier trellis because the sugar snaps outgrew last season’s trellis. The sugar snaps are growing this season in the section where the root vegetables…

Click on embedded links for more information On this mild sunny day, we pulled back the black plastic with the first day of spring arriving and started working the raised row beds for planting. The black plastic protected the beds from the heavy rains and kept weeds from growing all through the winter. The last…

Click on embedded links for more information We started this young broccoli plant from seed 30 days ago. Later this month, we will transplant the plant and most of the other broccoli plants into the garden. However, several of the plants will be grown in 3-gallon containers on the patio in which they do well.…

Click on embedded links for more information As more and more leaf vegetable seedlings leave the seed incubator, the greenhouse is becoming full of young plants. These leaf vegetables (collards, broccoli, and kale) await their turn to go into the garden. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like to be a part of Urban Gardening’s…

Click on embedded links for more After the hardening-off process, we moved these young collard plants to the greenhouse and monitor for uneven temperatures until plants become acclimated to the environment. Some of the collards will be transplanted to the garden, while others are grown in the greenhouse. Writer: Tom Myrick If you would like…

Click on embedded links for more These young leaf vegetables (collards, broccoli, and kale) have sprouted from seeds. They will continue to grow in the controlled environment of the incubator for the next several weeks. When the outside temperatures reach an optimal growing condition, we will move the young plants to the greenhouse. Writer: Tom…

Click on embedded links for more These young collard plants are ready to be hardened off and moved to the greenhouse. The young plants are placed outside and exposed to the sunlight and uneven temperatures for brief periods for several days. This process allows them to become acclimated to the environment. Writer: Tom Myrick If…