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Tomatoes, Peppers & Squash Oh My!
It’s August in the garden and if all of your hard work has gone as planned you may be overrun by garden goodness right now. So after you’ve...
What do your garden and paper shredder have in common?
Many of you are aware of the practice of using cardboard and newspaper as organic mulch or an organic additive to your compost pile but did...
How To Grow & Prepare Herbal Tea
This time of year, there are few things more enjoyable than cozying up by the fire with a cup of herbal tea. However, it gets even better...
Blackberries are biennials!
One of our favorite seasons at the BELL is blackberry season. You may have heard about it from your neighbors. We have scores of families...
Chimichurri Sauce
It's a great time in the garden to use your fresh herbs. This recipe uses parsley, oregano and cilantro. Traditionally, chimichurri is served...
How much water do my vegetables need?
This is a question I get asked a lot. A LOT! Here in Nashville we average approximately 50-52 inches of rain annually, using 52 inches a year...
Avocado Pesto Pasta
It's too early to harvest much of what has been planted but many herbs are ready to be used! This recipe uses fresh basil, flat leaf parsley...
Best 9 Herbs to Grow in Pots
If you are gardening mainly for culinary reasons, there’s nothing better than having access to lots of fresh herbs. If you’re just getting...
Top Tips for Families Fighting Nature-Deficit Disorder
Article Courtesy of Stop Nature Deficit Disorder Now more than ever, our culture spends a lot of time inside. As a result,...
How To Grow Garlic At Home
Growing garlic yourself is astoundingly simple; there are just a few rules you have to follow to ensure a healthy crop. Also it should be...
Making Garden Beds with Hand Tools
Spring is right around the corner, which means it’s time to start prepping our garden beds for this years first plantings! At the BELL Garden...
What is an indeterminate tomato?
If you have heard the terms “determinate” and “indeterminate” in regard to tomatoes, what does that mean? In general, an indeterminate tomato...
A Short Lesson on Seed Starting
We are nearing that time of year to start our seeds indoors. Today we are going to talk about what a seed needs to sprout so that we can have...
Starting Seeds with Egg Cartons
It’s February, which is the time to finish up the garden plan you’ve been working on and get some seeds started indoors! Today we are going...
5 Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors
We have all been in the position where we are wanting to start giving our green thumb a go. Having seedlings sprout up is just about as heat...
When is the best time to plant tomatoes?
Spring is here and the stores are full of tomato plants ready to be picked up and plopped in the ground. But when is the best time to do...
Advice to First Time Gardeners
With the arrival of the 2020 seed catalogs, gardeners are drafting plans for new harvests. There’s such a thing as being too enthusiastic,...
Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Roasted Vegetables with Maple Syrup and Rosemary 450° oven - Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. 1 medium butter squash,...
How To Make A Lasagna Garden Bed
At the BELL Garden we try to promote gardening tactics that are accessible to the home gardener and reduce their workload while building...
Infusing Oils for Kitchen & Body
Infusing herbs in oil is one of the easiest ways to extract the medicinal or culinary properties of herbs that make them so desirable. Using...
Composting
Approximately 28% of the waste that Nashville residents create each year is food and yard waster that could be composted! Composting is...
Making Herbal Salves At Home
Last week we learned how to infuse our own herbal oils. Today, we are going to learn how to make our own healing salve using what we made....