Articles tagged: "Growing"

1: Growing Inside, Outside, Hydroponically and in Soil

The advantages of growing in soil indoors The difference here is similar to the difference between indoor and outdoor cultivation Soil growing requires less equipment, investment and, generally, less work to control the various factors influencing growth

2: Understanding pH for Hydroponic Growing

One the most critical aspects of successful hydroponic growing is monitoring and regulating pH level. But many gardeners do not have a firm grasp of why this is important or even what pH means.

3: Taste of Wisconsin Chocolate

Artist/cartoonist John Q. Tullius said "Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies." Long ago, chocolate became the go-to indulgence for a large portion of humanity. We eat it when we're happy, when we're sad, when we're celebrating, and for no good reason at all. Americans consume 11.7 pounds per person annually. Most chocolate is consumed as candy bars and similar mass-produced treats, but for a growing number, the hunt for high-quality confections made in small quantities by hand using the best ingredients has become a mission.

4: Flavors of Norway -- Syttende Mai

Ask most people what the biggest day on the Norwegian calendar is and they would probably say the first day of the ice fishing season. If you're in that group (come on, be honest) you may be shocked and surprised to find out you're WRONG...close...but WRONG! If you live in Dane, Rock, or Green Counties, you should be run out of town on a rail.

5: The Scoop on Local Ice Cream

One of my fondest memories of growing up was the ice cream truck slowly cruising through my neighborhood on those hot summer days. The sound of The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down or The Entertainer played through tinny speakers would send kids scrambling in every direction to get a quarter before the truck got away. Nothing in the world ever tasted as good as those frozen treats during the hazy summers of so long ago.

6: The Little Dairy that Did

I'm a Wisconsin boy, born and bred; I never met a dairy product I didn't like. My wife and son both drink skim milk but the lowest I would ever go was 2%. I felt, as many do, that skim was just blue water, even if it was healthier. However, recently something happened that changed my mind. That something was Blue Marble Dairy.

7: The Key To True Happiness

It is a sad and true fact that the vast majority of people are not really happy. The reason for this all of the unhappiness is because to many people are looking for reasons outside of themselves to be happy. You know what I mean, I am sure that you have probably said this yourself, "I will be happy when..." What is that when?

8: Do You Know Your Purpose in Life?

Sometimes I think too much. I would over analyze, always thinking of the “how”, with endless details blocking the way. Do you ever find yourself having these thoughts? I have done just that for many years. This can lead to a form of mental paralysis. Growing as a person stops and ...

9: Where Do You Buy Your Garden Seeds?

Over the years I have purchased my garden seeds from a number of different places. I have ordered seeds and I have purchased them over the counter. If you order seeds you need to do it well in advance to be ready when the ground is ready to work in the spring. Nothing worse than ordering seeds