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Craig demonstrates easy container gardening – Video

Easy Container Gardening

Craig demonstrates our new and improved grow tubs – and shows how to easily fill these garden containers.

 

Planting organic garlic in raised beds and grow tubs

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I planted some of the Gardens Alive Organic Late Italian Garlic in some Grow Tubs and a raised bed at the Community Garden this past Wednesday. The Grow Tubs were 20 gallons and I planted about 20 cloves. This is pretty tight spacing, but I am always interested in trying to maximize yield in Read More

Onion harvest video

Square Foot Garden Onion Harvest

I harvested onions today – I’ve had great success with the root vegetables planted in our Grow Tubs, and have already pulled potatoes and carrots this year. I’d planted onions using our Square Foot Gardening Seed Mat. They’re a Cortland variety, and had a great harvest – I got about four pounds and 29 onions. Read More

Growing carrots with Grow Tubs – Video

Growing Carrots Video

Watch as Craig discusses growing and harvesting carrots with our Grow Tubs!

 

How to grow potatoes in grow tubs (video)

How to Grow in Tubs

Craig shows how easy it is to grow potatoes in our Grow Tubs. Aerating soil and harvesting potatoes takes less effort when you use these containers!

Grow Tub Update

Kennebec Potato Flowers

My potato plants are coming along nicely – check out these beauties growing in Garden’s Alive’s grow tubs. I plant Kennebec potatoes each summer; they are a top-yielding variety and produce good-sized tubers.

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Kennebec Potato Flowers

Kennebec Potato Flowers

 

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