Cultivating a love of edible gardening in Zone 6a, mid-western Ohio
Growing a garden and experiencing the intimate interaction with nature that gardening affords is one of the most joyful experiences available to modern humans. I want to help remove some of the barriers to that experience by offering tips, tricks and lessons learned in and from my own garden, to ensure that you have a positive and rewarding experience in yours!
I have a deep love for all things edible and specialize in growing vegetables & herbs. I dabble in fruit, annual flowers and perennial ornamentals. I've been growing both for fun and for a career for nearly 30 years (I'm a seed trial manager by trade). Here at Growfully, I hope to share some of the specific varieties I've had the most success with, information & ideas to decrease your work and increase your enjoyment & success in the garden, garden projects & How-to's, and a garden-fresh recipe thrown in here or there for good measure.
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Check out the "Let's Garden with Scott Beuerlein" show/podcast on May 23rd! I'll be chatting with Scott and Mark Wessel from Gardens Alive about a wide array of gardening topics including caring for soil, when & what to plant, container gardening, plants for beneficial insects and more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-garden-with-scoโฆ
Or, for folks local to Cincinnati, Ohio, tune to 550 WKRC from 6:00-9:00 am EST on Saturday May 23rd. (also available on 50+ other stations across the country)
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Stella fromโช@GrowingWithStellaโฌ was kind enough to have me on her show to talk about all things gardening. Check out our chat here: https://youtu.be/lDdv-H34mP8?si=94TIj...
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Send me your gardening questions and they might be featured in an upcoming Q&A video series on the Growfully YouTube channel.
Feel free to comment under this post or email me at growfullywithjenna@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing your questions!
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On May 16th, my dad passed away. He was my greatest garden inspiration-- a witty, intelligent, curious and kind soul who taught me a deep love & appreciation of the natural world, amongst many other important life lessons. I am staying busy in my gardens, where I feel very connected to him, but am taking a brief break from YouTube during this time. Thank you for your understanding, and please, hug your loved ones extra tight for me. ๐
(pictured is part of this year's kohlrabi harvest- one of dad's favorites)
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With the recent warm weather in Ohio, lots of folks have been asking if Iโm going to plant out my warm season crops earlier than my May 10 frost date this year. Although I was tempted, the pictured 10 day forecast shows precisely why I will not risk planting out early in my area! (*Note- I do however, have all my cool season crops out already and they will fare just fine through this minor cold snap.)
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Cold weather got you down? Tune into the Let's Get Growing Livecast on the Urban Gardener YT channel this Saturday (January 25th), where Enoch & I will talk all things gardening! youtube.com/live/TmAPQtduVZk
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A sneak peak at some of my favorite varieties from the 2024 garden...video coming soon!
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A sneak peek at the tomato seedling fertilizer test in progress! I could have stopped at this stage, but I always upgrade my tomato seedlings to larger pots, so that's what I worked on yesterday. They'll get one more feeding and then I'm hoping to have the video completed in about 2 weeks... stay tuned!
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I'll be a guest on the Urban Gardener's 'Let's Get Growing' LiveCast this Saturday (March 16th) at approx. 11:40 PST/2:40 EST. I'd love to see you all there!
youtube.com/live/WequcMBig_8?si=37RuB3iLauvufGF6
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The seedling fertilizer test is underway--
I'm testing 9 different seedling fertilizers (plus one control) on a total of 100 cauliflower seedlings to see which one reigns supreme. Stay tuned for the results!
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