I've had a lot of time during this pandemic to plan and tend to this year's garden. I can't say I've minded this part, I've actually really enjoyed the time to get back to basics in the garden. Like usual, I started a number of vegetables in the house from seeds and shopped for the … Continue reading Spring 2020: Garden Roundup-Veggies
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Finally, Planting Season is Beginning
Finally, I can stop thinking about last year's garden and start thinking about this year's. I've ordered all my seeds, (maybe) and printed out my growing resources from Botanical Interests. I've used these garden resources for years to organize my plantings, both for indoor and outdoor sowing. I thought they didn't have them this year, … Continue reading Finally, Planting Season is Beginning
Gardening: All in the Family
For as long as I can remember my mom had vegetable and flower gardens, sometimes big, sometimes small. So did my grandparents. All this interest in growing things rubbed off on me and hopefully I'll pass it on to my kids. With that in mind, I had my mom and daughter take us on a tour … Continue reading Gardening: All in the Family
May Vegetable Garden
I've been so busy in the garden, I haven't had much time to write about it. Hopefully I can catch up in the next few days. Everything is in that wonderful, lush spring phase. Well, almost everything, but more on that another day. My raised vegetable beds are looking great. I got my first harvest … Continue reading May Vegetable Garden
My New Raised Beds-Soil
As I wrote in yesterday's post (My New Raised Beds-Construction), our new raised beds were finished. Next up, filling them with the right mix of soil and compost. First though, we had to get the grass out and the existing soil turned over. I know our grass has quite a bit of thatch, so it … Continue reading My New Raised Beds-Soil
My New Raised Beds-Construction
It took a couple of weeks because of the weather and finding the time, but the new raised vegetable beds are finally finished! We had scoped out a site last fall that got a reasonable amount of sun and wouldn't interfere too much with existing beds, drainage, play space for the kids, etc. Getting full … Continue reading My New Raised Beds-Construction
Garden Season has Officially Begun!
After quite the long winter, I finally have been able to get out in the garden and get started for the season. Woohoo!! Because it's a little later than usual, we skipped over the garden clean-up temporarily and worked on preparing the vegetable garden, building 2 new raised beds and seed-starting. Normally, with the last … Continue reading Garden Season has Officially Begun!
To Add More Gardens or Not???
I am really in need of a new area for vegetables. For years, I've struggled with too many plants in a too small of a place. But, I also don't have a good spot for adding more vegetable gardens, either due to too much shade or existing plants in the way. So I am contemplating … Continue reading To Add More Gardens or Not???