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23 Organic Products for Every Yard and Garden Issue

July 18, 2014

This year’s garden late June For years, we have always tried to use mostly organic products around our yard and gardens. Since I started beekeeping almost four years ago, everything had to change. It was no longer an option to be non-organic. Going chemical free was important for the bees and important in the long…

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Growing Strawberries

June 16, 2014

It’s strawberry season here at Tilly’s Nest. We love growing strawberries for so many different reasons. Did you know that they are one of the easiest crops that you can grow no matter your gardening space? Strawberries will happily grow in containers, raised beds, and in the ground. They are incredibly prolific and shoot out…

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How to Start A Garden from Seeds

March 19, 2014

Each spring, the kids and I enjoy planting seedlings. I think this is so very important, as gardening provides children with many lessons. Plus, did you know that if kids grow their own food they are more willing to try it? Each year we try at least two new seeds. This year we chose cucamelons…

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

August 9, 2013

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow ~Audrey Hepburn It’s been a very strange growing year on Cape Cod. We had a chilly spring. June brought us copious amounts of rain and the warmer summer temperatures did not really arrive until July. The garden has been confused. We seem to be harvesting later…

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Fennel Doesn’t Have Friends: A Guide to Companion Planting

June 3, 2013

If you are like us, you enjoy growing, harvesting and eating home grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs. As we have transitioned to gardening entirely organically at Tilly’s Nest, we have come to learn of some fascinating gardening techniques that can help you get the best from your plantings. One such technique is companion planting. Companion planting involves…

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Gardening with Tiny Hands

August 22, 2012

One of the favorite things that my kids like to do is pick the vegetables and fruit growing in the gardens. Even though we had done a thorough harvest a couple days prior, they could not help but want to be involved. I find that children are more likely to eat things that they have nurtured…

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23 Organic Products for Every Yard and Garden Issue

Growing Strawberries

How to Start A Garden from Seeds

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Fennel Doesn’t Have Friends: A Guide to Companion Planting

Gardening with Tiny Hands

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