This year I pulled out a lot of carrots — too much for us to eat right away. I decided to store them in a way that my neighbors (who are garden masters!) always store their carrots for the winter. First my daughters and I took all the greens off of the veggies… The chicks […]
Last harvest of the year from the garden. I was able to get lots of carrots, beets and spaghetti squash. I only was able to grow 3 little pumpkins – which is a good thing there were 3 so that the kiddos wouldn’t fight! I LOVE pulling my carrots out and seeing the crazy things […]
This year I was able to grow LOTS of herbs. It was the best! I had a monster parsley plant, basil and cilantro. I used most of my basil — didn’t eat much cilantro (I mostly just grew it to see if I could…and I can!) — I also didn’t use much parsley and still […]
Fall is my second favorite season…(Spring is my 1st, if you were wondering)…but boy do I look forward to Fall! I love the smells, the Ah-mazing fall colors, the crisp air, wearing jackets and layers, AND especially not having to mow the lawn anymore! So many valid reasons! These colors are almost the colors of […]
The garden has had a couple weeks to repair after the momma deer came in and ruined a couple things. She ate my whole huckleberry bush (my first time planting one…and it was HUGE!), all my strawberry leaves, my beet tops, my whole butternut squash plant and finished off my amazing zucchini plant. BUT I […]
I have “tried” to grow a garden for the past 8 years! I don’t have a natural green thumb, so every year I change things up to hopefully a better garden. I have had total bombs…minimal success…and maybe once or twice I actually had a great garden. Well this year I thought it was a […]
Straw has always been a little ….hmmmm…. ugly to me. I have not realized its beauty until last year. My mother-in-law has used straw bales around her gardens and she also uses straw to keep weeds out of her flower beds. I thought it was great…for her…. But after all the time I spent last […]
I have had high gardening boxes for about 3 years now and I love them! They are so nice to garden in and they cut down on weeds more than enough to make up for the extra time they take to build. (I HATE WEEDS)!! See that HUGE rhubarb plant?!? This came as a start […]
I’ve never started seeds for my garden before. I know they are picky and can die easily, so it is easier to just buy the plant. But this year I am trying to really immerse myself in gardening from the start to the end (plus they are Way cheaper!). I first started a set WAAAAY […]