The seedlings you started over the winter are now screaming, get me out of these containers!!! I’m too big mom, let me grow! Shhh….don’t tell them they’re going to be eaten. We don’t want to ruin it for them. I know we’re all excited to get these babies out into the world, but before you rush…
Raised Beds & Early Spring Garden
This year we decided to make a big change to our inside garden. We decided to convert all of our beds to raised beds. Raised beds create a very productive growing environment due to their deep growing spaces. Deep soil equals deep roots. The more freely roots can develop, the stronger the plants will be….
Zucchini Issues-Squash Vine Borer
Does your plant look like the zucchini in the above picture? Once lush and huge, this zucchini took a turn for the worse. What happened? Zucchini can be damaged by several forces. Since it’s the plant that feeds my family throughout the year, I take personal offense to these attacks from mother nature! However, I…
The Mid-July Organic Garden
From this….. To this….in just 2 months! What’s happening in the mid-July garden you may want to know? Well for one thing-weeding!!! It’s been so wet here, it’s been difficult to stay on top of things. One thing I do is to place my grass clippings around the plants, about 1 inch thick. The clippings…
How To Tie Up Your Tomatoes
So, it’s that time in my garden for tending to the tomatoes. In case you’re wondering, the term “green thumb” is especially true with tomatoes. You really do get a green thumb (or at least nails) when pruning tomatoes from the chlorophyll in the stalks and leaves. You also might get green all over your…
