This year we planted 5 different type's of tomatoes, green bell peppers, sweet potatoes, peas, zucchini, cucumbers, red beets, strawberries, raspberries and lettuce. We also have 3 grapevines and an apple tree. Every year we plant a little bit more than the year before. Thanks to all of the rain … [Read more...] about Gardening Update for August 2021
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Garden Update for July 2021
One of the things I look forward to in July is the start of our garden harvest. It's the month that we start harvesting our early tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, spring onions, and zucchinis. We still have a few strawberries coming in too! This year we added a 3-tier platform gardening bed which we … [Read more...] about Garden Update for July 2021
How to Start Roots on Baby Spider Plants
I enjoy tending to a wide variety of indoor houseplants. At the time of this blog post I have 17 mature houseplants and over 15 starters waiting to be planted. I'm not an expert gardener and always learning new things. There are a wide variety of different plants that are perfect for growing … [Read more...] about How to Start Roots on Baby Spider Plants
4 Tips to Make Your Garden More Relaxing and Welcoming
Do you have a back garden that goes severely underused? Would you like to be able to relax in the garden more often, and even use it for entertaining, but it needs a makeover first? Having outdoor space is a wonderful thing but it does require a little attention and creative thinking to make the … [Read more...] about 4 Tips to Make Your Garden More Relaxing and Welcoming
Healthy Gardening: 5 Superfoods to Grow in Your Garden
During these trying times, the best way to maintain oneself is to live and eat healthily. The COVID-19 pandemic brings a period of reflection that the best wealth a person can possess is wealth in health. People witnessed lives being taken away as swiftly as the wind moves around, so it is vital to … [Read more...] about Healthy Gardening: 5 Superfoods to Grow in Your Garden
A Little Peek at our Spring Flowers
We enjoy gardening...all type's of different gardening! We have a few fruit trees, two vegetable garden plots, a raise platform garden bed, a raspberry bush patch, a grapevine area and 3 flower garden beds. We're not experts and continue to learn as we go along. In the first photo above you'll … [Read more...] about A Little Peek at our Spring Flowers
North Spore Golden Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit
The first week in April is always a busy time of the year for us. It's the week that we start getting things rolling for our gardening season. We start a lot of our seedlings for various veggies, start tilling the soil in our three garden plots, fertilizing and composting the soil, purchasing items … [Read more...] about North Spore Golden Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit
Craft Project: Painted Soup Can Lids Garden Markers
Looking for a way to recycle those soup can lids? Mason jar lids? If so, these Painted Soup Can Lids Garden Markers craft project is for you! This project can be easily made by older children, adults and seniors with basic art and crafts supplies. I enlisted a few kids in our family ages 8 to 13 … [Read more...] about Craft Project: Painted Soup Can Lids Garden Markers