Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
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Happy Early Summer, Reader! Our Spicy Mix and Sweet Mix microgreens sold out on the shelves at the Lovettsville Cooperative Grocery. And then Chef Alison from Between the Hills Kitchen & Catering took our spent microgreens trays and planted them in the garden bed right outside her front door. Nothing wasted. Everything continuing. He makes everything beautiful in its time. — Ecclesiastes 3:11 That is what this season feels like right now. Growth. Beautiful bounty. Good yummy food. Which brings me to Tuesday. How do I succession plant so I am always harvesting?This summer I keep hearing the same thing from gardeners: "My spring garden is winding down and I don't know what to plant next." That gap, when the lettuce bolts and nothing has filled in yet, is one of the most discouraging moments in the garden. It feels like you missed something. You didn't. You just haven't learned succession planting yet. On Tuesday June 16 at 7:30pm EST Dave and I are hosting a free live webinar: Succession Planting (for the Summer.) ​ We'll cover:
Can't make it live? Register anyway — we'll send the replay. Grow abundantly, |
Dave & Nicky Schauder
Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
When it gets hot Last week, our house hit 97°F. Not far from here, other parts of Northern Virginia were past 100°F. We had planned a family hike and despite weather warnings decided to drive to the Shenandoah mountains very early in the morning anyway, with lots of water packed. We did a loop trail about 4 miles and were delighted to find that just when we were at our sweatiest, a freshwater pool appeared, beckoning us to go for a mid-hike swim! This gave us just the refreshment we needed to...
Hey there, garden friend.We had about a hundred visitors walk through Bethany Farm for the Loudoun Spring Farm Tour two weekends ago, and even a few who drove all the way from Pennsylvania! If you were among our guests, Reader, it was so good to have met you in-person. And we hope you walked away raring to grow something good for you and/or your family. The tomatoes are not quite in the ground. (We're still recovering from farm tour) The eggplants are settling while flea beetles threaten to...
Do you like tomatoes, Reader? Tomatoes from Alix's VA Garden a few years back Or peppers, potatoes or eggplants?Well, these plants all happen to be part of the Solanacea plant family.And where we live in Virginia, these family members are growing in ground for us. But how do we ensure we actually get a successful harvest of tomatoes, peppers, potatoes or eggplants? Join us tonight at 4:30 PT / 5:30 MT / 6:30 CT / 7:30 ET. Dave and I are hosting a live webinar focusing on the Solanaceae...