Hey all! Even though the outside currently looks like an early scene from Narnia, I am beginning to think of spring and flowers and wonderful, beautiful, yummy things. After all, Super Sow Sunday (For those who do not care AT ALL about Superbowl, except maybe the food. And the commercials.) has officially come and… Read More Free Shipping on Seeds with Botanical Interests!
So it seems that everyone, everywhere, is posting pictures of green grass and flowers poking through the soft, springtime dirt… except me. This is what my garden beds look like. Yes, that is a raised garden bed. In the spring. This photo was taken yesterday, March 27. Last year on March 31, I planted peas,… Read More The Winter that Will Not Die
This year I have been reluctant to plant. I don’t think I have ever felt this unmotivated to start in the spring. We are in a super busy season of life and things have been a bit crazy. HOWEVER….I went to the 2nd annual Free The Seeds Event about a week ago and finally got… Read More Seed Trays, Seedlings, New Growth!
If you want to grow anything unusual or unique this year, it is definitely time to get your seeds ordered, (if you haven’t already.) I got my seeds in the mail last week. The seed companies I worked with this year (Botanical Interests and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds) were awesome and got my stuff to… Read More Time to Order Seeds
For a gardening blog, this season has really gotten away from me. As an end of the season re-cap this is going to be a little different. Here is the end of the season garden photo… Ta Da!!!! Just a few remaining plants. Even though they probably won’t have time to produce anything else, I… Read More Season Wrap-up
Yum, yum, right? Yeah. For the worms in my garden. A little romaine, some banana peels, apple bits, pear peelings, etc. I have been playing around with composting lately. The method I am using is referred to as “trench composting.” See, I can’t have chickens in my HOA like I wanted to try, so I… Read More Trench Composting
If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to direct sow cool weather things like onions, beets, peas, lettuces, and spinach. Above is a picture of the part of a row of Arugula coming up in my outside garden right now. If you wait much longer, then you won’t get a very… Read More Plant cool stuff now…
A couple of years ago I decided that I wanted most of my strawberries to be in containers though I have a few rogue plants in the main garden area where they used to live. I looked in lots of places and finally found just what I was looking for in the section of Home… Read More Strawberry Planters from Pond Equipment
Duct Tape is Great For Organic Pest Control in the Garden Did you know that often just laying out a strip of duct tape – sticky side up will catch the bugs that are bugging you? Cheap, easy fix for roly-poly bugs (pill bugs) around your favorite garden plants. Generally speaking, pill bugs aren’t garden… Read More Controlling Pesky Pests
My new present! Hubby picked me up 2 of these last night so that I can plant something for real and stop putting seeds in the semi-frozen ground outside. I’ll be the first to admit – I am no gardening expert. Just an enthusiast. Successes and failures both around here. I still think my beets… Read More My New Toys