Growing Organic Food in Your Backyard

Hardening Off Seedlings

Besides protecting plants from wind or cold, building up cutin is another good reason for hardening off seedlings before transplanting in your garden.

Transplant at Proper Soil Temperature

Measure soil temperature with a soil thermometer to decide when to transplant vegetable seedlings. Plant too soon and you could damage your plants.

2. Intermediate -- A Little Difficult to Complete, Planting

Soil Blocks Vs. Paper Pots

Two thrifty and eco-friendly ways to hold the soil when starting seeds indoors are soil blocks and paper pots. Read this comparison of the two methods.

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April 27, 2011 | 22 Comments

Better Tomatoes with Walls-O-Water

The pros and cons of using Walls-O-Water to extend the growing season ...

December 27, 2010 | 19 Comments

My Plan for Seed Starting Mix

Here are my plans for what to use for seed starting mix, ...

December 22, 2010 | 14 Comments

Build an Indoor Seedling Starting Unit

Here's an easy, fast way to assemble an indoor seedling starting unit ...

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Grasscycling and Composting Grass Clippings

We have enough in our landfills already. Composting grass is so easy. Everyone should do it.

February 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

How to Control Mosquitoes Naturally Around a Pond

Organic gardeners love water features, but so do mosquitoes. Here’s how to control mosquitoes naturally around a pond.

February 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

Heirloom Seed Potatoes

Are you interested in growing heirloom potatoes in your garden? Here are three heirloom seed potatoes you could try.

January 30, 2013 | 1 Comment

Calculating When to Plant Seeds

Use this guide to FREE planting date calculators to learn when to plant seeds.

January 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

Farmscaping: Fighting Bugs with Bugs

Farmscaping is a way to set up your garden to attract good bugs that help you increase crop yields and reduce trouble causing insects.

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My name is Bill Brikiatis and I started Suburban Hobby Farmer to help you be more successful at growing organic food in your backyard. Like so many other bloggers, I’m a cast off from the corporate world where I was a marketing person for technology companies for 25 years.

My new role in life is website developer with skills in JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS and SEO. But my passion is blogging about fruit and vegetable gardening for Suburban Hobby Farmer.

I’ve been in and around gardens nearly all of my life, but I’m no master gardener. I make plenty of mistakes, and I’m not afraid to write about them so that you and I both get better at growing great things to eat.

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Hardening Off Seedlings

Transplant at Proper Soil Temperature