How to Build A PVC Greenhouse for Your Raised Bed Vegetable Garden

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestThe video shows you how to construct a 7x2 greenhouse/cold frame that stands 2-2/12 feet high. It is covered by .2 mil plastic paint drop cloth. You can use the directions to design a size that fits your garden bed nee...

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The Fall Garden Surives Hurricane Sandy

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestWe were very lucky only to lose power for a few hours. We had winds over 60 miles an hour and got our share of rain. The Rusted Garden survived. Here is an update of the fall garden. Don't forget you can get 2 seasons...

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My Last Tomatoes of the Season: October 15th!

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestOne of my goals was to keep the garden going. This is the latest, into fall, I have had tasty tomatoes. Some always survive but they are beat up and awful looking. The 'Sarah's Galapagos' are currant tomatoes. They...

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Update on Fall Garlic, Onions and Leeks: 3 Weeks of Growth

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFall gardening is alive and well in Maryland. Some cool weather vegetables you plant to harvest in the fall and others you plant to over-winter and be ready come spring. On September 26th I did a video on planting garlic,...

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Winterizing and Filling Your Raised Bed: Kill Slugs Too!

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFall is a great time to winterize your vegetable garden raised beds (so to speak) and fill them up for next spring. You do the work now, to have ready to go planting beds come spring. Winterizing your beds is also a great way to cut down on slugs and snails. Kill them in the fall, so they aren't around in the spring.Remove...

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Fall Chard, Peas and Leeks: Cool Weather Gardening

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestI ate these vegetables last week in a stir-fry. I feel pretty good about achieving a goal of eating into the fall. As of October 14th,  I can still eat out of the garden. I just built a plastic wrap mini greenhouse...

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Building A Mini Garden Greenhouse Out of 'Saran' Wrap: It Works!

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsThis video will show you how to use plastic cling wrap like 'Saran Wrap' to build a mini vegetable garden greenhouse. I am not demonstrating the exact way to construct it but I am offering an idea for you to adopt to...

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Planting Fall Container Greens and Lettuces

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsFall is a great time to plant lettuces and other greens. Don't forget peas and radishes too! As long as you get about 60 days before really heavy frosts, you can plant a whole new round of cool season vegetables. You...

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How to Test Sprout/Germinate Your Garden Seeds

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsThere is nothing worse than planting bad seed. If you have left over seed or collect seed you want to test germinate it each year. It not only saves you time and frustration but also money. Seed can last quite a long...

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CurbsideChaos and A Usefull Site For Gardeners!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. There are a lot of garden sites around. I was interested in Curbside Chaos because of a $5,000 yard make-over they were giving away. $5000 would certainly rebuild...

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Fall Cool Weather Container Lettuces, Greens and Radishes

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsI mention I want to harvest into November.  Here are my bucket and container gardens. I planted several kinds of...

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Fall Pea Success in Maryland Zone 7

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsI hope you got a round of peas in for the fall. I know it is hard to keep planting sometimes but the rewards pay off....

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Video: Making A Simple Jute (String) Trellis - Vertical Gardening

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsVertical gardening or also known as trellis gardening is a great way to add space to your garden. A 4x8 foot raised bed can also be trellised (if that's a word) to include another 4x8 vertical space or more. You can...

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LifeLock Helps Protect You From Identity Theft and Fraud

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LifeLock Facebook for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Over 11 million adults were victims of identity fraud in 2011. The odds are you know someone that has had their identity stolen, mail stolen or online information compromised....

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A Full Meal From My October Garden: Just Garden Salad

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsSo one of my gardening goals was to get tomatoes come fall. Another goal was to eat a decent meal from my garden through...

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October 1st: What's Going On in The Rusted Garden?

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsIt's fall. The nights are hitting the 40's and the days are resting nicely in the mid 70's I achieved a lot of garden...

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Video: Building A Cucumber & Vine Chicken-Wire Trellis

Visit The Rusted Garden's YouTube Video Channel Follow The Rusted Garden on PinterestFollow The Rusted Garden on Twitter Twitter will be used for Q and A, Reminders and Gardening TipsThe key to building a trellis is knowing where the sun sits in your garden. A lot of time people build a trellis and the afternoon sun casts a trellis vine shadow on their other vegetables. That is fine if you want a...

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