HeyJaredGardening & Foraging for Life
Author, blogger, science & garden writer, wild food enthusiast; and retired naturalist, master gardener, and educator.
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Spring in your Dreams? Don’t Forget Sunflowers for the Pollinators, the Soil, and Joy! (opens the original)
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If you haven’t already, you just might want to put sunflowers on your most wanted seed list. And fall is the best time to request seed catalogs. The sooner you order the catalogs you want to check out, the better. Some seed companies can run out of catalogs quickly. Most also have online catalogs, but using an online catalog can’t compare to curling up under your favorite comforter with a little stack of seed catalogs on a stormy night. However, if you don’t have a budget for seed catalogs (they
Elderberries Need Careful Preparation (opens the original)
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(Dear Readers, if this is the second time you are receiving this in your email, I apologize. I’ve been trying to navigate my way around some Substack glitches, and it doesn’t always seem to turn out well. HMc)All parts of elderberry plants, from their roots, bark, wood, stems, leaves, and berries are toxic, because they contain cyanide compounds. The cyanide is wrapped in glucose molecules, which are the primary products of photosynthesi
Photosynthesis Fuels Our Lives (opens the original)
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(Dear Readers, I needed a post on photosynthesis to use as a link for an article I am working on, which is a far less scientific piece than this one. But don’t let that ‘scientific’ word scare you. The first graphic below will give you a very basic understanding of photosynthesis, and that may be all you need. If you want to dive a little deeper without taking a college course, consider the rest of this post to be your photosynthesis self-study guide. Please feel free to take it as far as you wa
Need a Place to Garden, or a Gardener for Your Place? (opens the original)
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(Dear Readers: Starting in September, I am going to switch back to publishing 3 times a month on the 10th, 20th, and 30th. I have a lot going on, and I need to find a better time management balance. Speaking of time, if you have a preference for the time of day that the articles are published and sent to your email, let me know. I am thinking that 11 am (US Pacific Time) might be good, but I am open to suggestions. I will still be posting notes to my profile a few times a week, so you can catch
The Fabulous Fall Garden (opens the original)
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Late summer can be unpredictable. We never know if we will be blessed with cool breezy evenings and chilly mornings that hint at fall, or if everything in sight will be scorched as the temperature climbs and climbs. Gardeners may love or hate the weather either way. Too hot or cool and our veggies may fail to produce, our fruit may fail to sweeten, and the pests may try to get the better of us either way.By comparison, fall and winter veggies are far less picky. They thrive and produce in many p
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