Spring is finally here! If you’re a gardener at heart you probably can’t wait to get your hands into some dirt and wait expectantly for those little sprouts to start poking through the soil. As you’re thumbing through the seed catalog or the garden aisle at the store you may see different names on the […]
Is straw bale gardening for you?
I have been an avid gardener now for over 25 years, which makes me feel alarmingly OLD but it is what it is! I have had many gardening failures and successes under my gardening belt. After so many years of it I thought it would be fun to branch out into other territories and try […]
Garden chores in January
If you love gardening and being outside like I do just because it’s cold and snowy doesn’t mean you quit thinking about your garden. I have to say last year was not my shining year for my garden. I seemed to have more of my share of dismal “green thumb” failures. I am determined to […]
I’m a “permie” convert
The first memory that stands out to me when I was a child that fostered my love for planting and growing food was helping my aunt plant carrots in her small garden. I was amazed by the fact that we could take this tiny seed and put it in the dirt and in a few […]
How to make your own raised garden bed
It seems like most of the winter I’m living in expectation of Spring. This season is the time of the year when I can’t wait to get out of the house and get my hands into the soil and feel the sun on my face! It’s the place that I feel the most peace, where I feel the […]
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