Category: Gardening

Square Foot Gardening

Every year I plan out this massive elaborate garden that is filled with enough veggies to feed a small city. It usually consists of 15+ tomato plants, tomatillos, jalapeno, sweet peppers, lots of cucumbers ( I love cukes!), two varieties of eggplant, beans, and lots of other goodies. There is nothing better than fresh picked [...]

Sunday April 21st, 2013 in Gardening | 2 Comments »

Spring Is In The Air

The snow is finally gone and spring is showing itself in full form! We did get some flurries the other day oddly enough, but otherwise the bone chilling temps are a distant memory. We’ve been having some unseasonably warm days near the end of winter so the flower bulbs got a head-start this year. The [...]

Tuesday April 16th, 2013 in Gardening | No Comments »

Seed Starting Pots

Whenever I can accomplish something for free, or close to free I’m all for it. Like most people I’m a serious pinterest addict! I usually lose about an hour of my day browsing through the garden section for inspiration. I came across a pin that showed seeds being started in toilet paper tubes. Duh! It [...]

Wednesday April 10th, 2013 in Gardening | No Comments »

When To Start Seeds Indoors?

Even though I pretty much grow the same vegetables every year, I always seem to forget the optimal time for starting my seeds indoors. Or what seeds shouldn’t be started indoors. The six month winter hiatus pretty much wipes my memory clear every year it seems. To remedy this problem I started a log book [...]

Wednesday April 3rd, 2013 in Gardening | 2 Comments »

Veggies Looking For Home

Do you ever do something and while you’re doing it you say to yourself “self, if I do this I know something’s going to happen to make what I’m doing right now pointless”? I love to garden whether it’s a veggie garden or flower garden. Some might say I even go a little overboard. For [...]

Tuesday May 8th, 2012 in Gardening | 4 Comments »