Recipes, Gardening, and Cats
Just a few of my favorite things
Here you can find all my favorite recipes, along with my gardening posts and resources. In general, this is where the content from my old Ohio Kitchen Garden website now lives.
Trees and Shrubs in Edible Landscaping
These are a few of the trees and shrubs I added to our yard in 2019. All but the bayberries produce edible fruit and provide food and habitat for birds. (A few didn't make it, but that's more due to things like the deer eating them before they got big enough, not any...
What Growing Zone am I in? Ohio Plant Hardiness Zone Maps – Updated with the New 2023 Maps
Plant Hardiness Zones What garden zone am I in? This information will tell you what plants are hardy in your area and therefore can be grown with assurance that they will have the best chance of surviving and even thriving in your local environment. By starting with...
Ohio Vegetable and Flower Seed Starting and Planting Calendar
One of the biggest challenges I face with a large garden is keeping track of when to start my seeds indoors and when to plant the seedlings outside. If I start them too early, then the plants can become huge and root bound weeks before it is time to move the plants...
Turkey and Corn Chili
This recipe is courtesy one of my co-workers, who entered it in a chili cook-off at work back in 2012. Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 lbs ground turkey 4 green onions, finely chopped 1 tbsp chili powder 1/2 tsp dried oregano Pinch cayenne pepper 2 roasted red...
How to Use First and Last Frost Dates to Plan Your Seed Starting Schedule
Vegetable and flower seed starting and planting schedule for Zone 6 Garden planning and preparation, seed sowing and starting... with gardening, timing is everything, and knowing how many weeks you are before the first and last frost dates is important in determining...
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