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Starting Seeds Indoors, Part 2: Practical Gardening
Let’s continue with the care of seedlings after germination has taken place and the first two leaves, called cotyledons, have emerged.
Author Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB
Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB
Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB has a master’s degree in Communications from Michigan State University and is the author of Cultivating God’s Garden through Lent and A Garden of Visible Prayer: Creating a Personal Sacred Space One Step at a Time, in its second printing. Her third book, A Catholic Gardener's Spiritual Almanac, will be released March 2015 through Ave Maria Press. She is an Advanced Master Gardener with thirty-five years of experience as a greenhouse grower, garden consultant, and workshop leader. She is a columnist, freelance writer, a monthly contributor at CatholicMom.com and blogs about gardening and spirituality at Patheos.com.
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Starting Seeds Indoors, Part 1: Practical Gardening
When considering growing your own seeds, remember that almost all seeds will germinate; it’s the growing-on that challenges. Here I help you get started.
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Managing Your Seeding Addiction: Practical Gardening Series
I love seed catalogs, they evoke such hope! When I have a block of time I pick up the stack and snuggle into my chair. With my feet up, and a cup of tea, I peruse their colorful pages and dream. And that is when I, and most of my gardening friends, get into a world of trouble. Here, I am going to try and help you moderate the length of your purchase order form.
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Transplanting Perennials and Hardwoods: Practical Gardening Series
November is perfectly fine for dividing and transplanting in your gardens. In this week’s Practical Gardening, Margaret Rose Realy shares tips.
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This is for the Birds! Practical Gardening Series
Feeding the birds during the winter is an activity a lot of people delight in. Through the years, I’ve picked up several feeder tips on how to attend to the needs of birds and deter marauding squirrels. Here are just a few.
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Bulbs Part 3: Forcing Bulbs for Preseason Color: Practical Gardening Series
Our Practical Gardening series continues with Margaret Rose Realy teaching us how to force bulbs and discussing why we would want to.
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Bulbs Part 2: Difference Between Naturalizing or Perennializing Bulbs: Practical Gardening Series
Margaret Rose Realy discusses the difference between bulbs and shares tips for planting them this fall.
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Bulbs Part 1: Storing Tender Bulbs: Practical Gardening Series
Margaret Rose Realy kicks off a new series called “Practical Gardening.” Enjoy!
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Seeing Stars and the Holy Trinity
Do you love apples? So does Margaret Rose Realy. Here’s an educational story, and after you’re done cutting up the apples, a yummy recipe.
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Feed Me. Now!
Have you found yourself impatient at Mass? Margaret Rose Realy shares a recent experience and asks for your insight.
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Angel Gowns for NICU Babies Gone Home to God
Your wedding gown could be a gift for someone else. Margaret Rose Realy shares how.
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Meatless Friday: Late-Summer Borscht
The story behind Margaret Rose Realy’s borscht recipe is as captivating as the idea of a chilled soup on a hot, muggy day. This meatless soup is perfect for summer!
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A Muddy Situation
Sometimes when faced with a muddy situation, you just can’t dodge, just jump in and clean up later.
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A Tatting of Green
Margaret Rose Realy looks at “mud season” — that end of the winter, snow receding period that creates a longing for what is fresh and new.