Tips for planting starts of cool-season vegetable plants
Q: To simplify things for my garden, I plan to buy starts of broccoli, lettuce, and kale this year instead of sowing seeds.
Why waiting until Mother's Day to start planting is bad gardening advice
Don't start planting until after Mother's Day. It's not true. There are many cool season plants that can be planted now.
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March is the time to plant hardy, heady, healthy cabbage and kale
Most gardeners grow cabbage and kale from started plants rather than from seed. Choose healthy-looking plants. Look under the leaves and along the stem for any insects, especially aphids ...
Eat Your Greens, and Wear Them, Too, Says Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas of Mira Stella
A member of the Christofle silversmith family and the wife of Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Bouilhet-Dumas is ...
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Growing cabbages and brassicas
Brussels sprouts and kale should be 15cm (6in).Water the day before moving, and keep well watered until established. Space the plants according to the instructions on the seed packet. It can vary ...