No Dig Gardening

How It Started and How It’s going, Market Garden Update

How It Started and How It’s going, Market Garden Update

A market style garden has captured my eye for years. I like the neat rows of varied crops, and have long found inspiration in the orderly yet productive estate-owned gardens across the pond from the Victorian era and beyond. Gravetye Manor in Sussex has a beautiful kitchen garden that I am constantly finding myself drawn…

Why I Germinate Peppers & Tomatoes In The Oven

Why I Germinate Peppers & Tomatoes In The Oven

This month, I successfully sprouted tomatoes and peppers in as little as 4 days by utilizing my electric oven light to speed up germination! I discovered that the oven stays between 78-80F IF I have the oven light on, and it stays 70-72 with the oven light off. I knew that peppers and tomatoes needed…