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Whether you’re looking for a new vegetable or tip for your garden, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our Garden Thyme projects rolled up into one, easy location. Brian’s sister, Colleen, is our in-house green thumb and she has a knack for gardening. We cover everything from vegetables to flowers to dinner party decorations. Our garden tips are budget, family, living-on-your-own friendly and easy to make! We’ve helped Colleen in almost every project featured here and our posts will let you know how much we doing making it. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Garden Thyme: Sweet Potatoes

September 3, 2014
Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a great vegetable to enjoy all year long. Unfortunately, in Connecticut, the harvest time is September-October so enjoy these vegetables for your fall favorite recipes like Fatima’s Sweet Potato Pie! Sweet potatoes are great for any gardener because they are easy to setup and do not need much care. Make sure you plant them in an area with full sun exposure and lots of room. They are…

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Garden Thyme: Mums

August 27, 2014
Wedding Mums

As fall comes to an end, there’s always room for more planting! Chrysanthemum, also known as mums, are the most popular flower to grow and bloom in the fall and caring for them is easy. I started a bunch of pots around the yard to prep for Brian and Fatima’s wedding. We’re trying to do a little more DIY with the flowers, so here’s to hoping they’ll be ready! I…

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Garden Thyme: Tomatoes

August 20, 2014
Tomatoes

Tomatoes are everyone’s favorite vegetable (really a fruit) to plant during the gardening season because they are easy and bountiful! There are many different kinds of tomato seeds to start with, depending on what kind of tomato you want to grow based on size and flavor. When taking care of your tomatoes as seeds or plants they need to be watered often.  I use mulch at the bottom of my plants to help keep…

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Garden Thyme: Sunflowers

August 6, 2014
Sunflowers

This is my first year planting sunflowers and I still have a lot to learn. My sunflowers started from seeds I bought at Home Depot and I planted them in my garden in the back row on Memorial Day. I have different kinds of sunflowers to create different heights and colors. My flowers became so tall and sturdy because I planted them in an area that gets 7 hours of sun a…

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Garden Thyme: Citronella Mosquito Plant

July 23, 2014
Citronella Mosquito Plant

 Do you have a backyard, terrace, or other outdoor space? Constantly getting bitten by mosquitos? The citronella mosquito plant is great for the summer. Have you ever thought about where the “citronella” in citronella candles come from? Although the citronella mosquito plant is not a sole deterrent to mosquitoes, you can crush the leaves up and rub them on your skin for a more “natural” bug repellent. Especially areas that you hate spraying with…

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Garden Thyme: Colleen’s Intro

July 16, 2014
Garden Tours

Hi, I’m Colleen, Brian’s younger sister. Over the past two years, I’ve transformed our back lawn into an edible garden of Eden. Brian asked me to start a weekly post to share my gardening tips, so here’s a little intro before I get started. This is only my second year getting down and dirty in my gardens. Last year I only had one vegetable garden, and now I have four main…

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