Making your own maple syrup can be a rewarding experience for the entire family. We at The Grow Monster had the opportunity to make our own maple syrup following the purchase of our very first house after discovering maple trees on the property. This post will help you make your own Maple syrup and enjoy […]
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Every once in a while, The Grow Monster comes across a topic that might not be directly related to suburban gardening, but definitely something the suburban gardener can explore with their families. This year, we came across the Plant the Moon / Plant Mars Challenge and are happy to announce what The Grow Monster discovered
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In this continuation of our Pollinator Week series, I want to share with you the easiest list of pollinator friendly plants based on the type of pollinator that needs them. I notice certain animals will gravitate towards certain plants and want to make sure you know which is which to attract the pollinators you want
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The Grow Monster has been thinking about gardening concepts lately that are absolutely out of this world. As part of the Plant Mars Challenge -which The Grow Monster has happily accepted- we are actively exploring this question along with the topic of Astrobotany in general. Can plants grow on Mars? The short answer is ‘yes’,
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While The Grow Monster enjoys growing plants in our suburban garden here on earth we also look up to the heavens and wonder what it would be like to have a suburban astrogarden up in space. This wonderment lead us to become familiar with a relatively new term (at least for us anyways) called ‘astrobotany‘.
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Continuing our Pollinator Week Series, now that we know what pollinators are and why they are necessary in the garden what should be in a pollinator garden? I have had a few different garden spaces over the years and there are certain things that start to stand out over time as being important in the
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Every year, during a week in June, you might see mention of Pollinator Week and wonder what it is and how you can participate. I learned about it this year and The Grow Monster will be taking part by hosting some Instagram and Facebook lives to help teach people about the importance of pollinators in
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The Grow Monster loves growing and eating berries out of its suburban garden. These include blackberries and black raspberries. I always hear people asking if Blackberries and Black Raspberries are the same thing. Are Blackberries and Black Raspberries the same? Although they are from the same Rubus genus bramble berry family, blackberries (Rubus allegheniensis) and
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The Grow Monster loves sunflowers and is growing them from seed using both containers and from volunteers that have come up from the year before. However, whether the seed started in the container or volunteered to sprout somewhere in the garden, you probably have a better place in mind and need to transplant it. The
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At The Grow Monster, we are always looking for opportunities to garden with the family. Throughout the month of April, Lowe’s is providing just that opportunity with their free Lowe’s SpringFest 2021 Garden-to-go KITS program sponsored by MiracleGro and Camp. What is Lowe’s SpringFest 2021 giving away? Each week, Lowes is giving away a limited
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