I started my tomato and pepper plants yesterday. I started them a little bit earlier this year since I'm due right around the time I started them last year.My husband wants to build me a better set … Read More...
Seed Starting
Seed Starting
I started my onions this week and I already have a few sprouts! They didn't do too well last year when I started them inside so hopefully this year will be better. I think I was too late anyway. I'm … Read More...
Preparing the Garden for Winter
We're finally getting around to preparing our garden for the winter (even though winter is already here!)Our soil was hard and compact last year so we knew we'd have to till it and add some compost. … Read More...
Improve Your Garden Soil Using Eggshells
©karandaev / Dollar Photo Club This posts contains affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more information. CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL I don't compost, but … Read More...
2011 Garden Review
My first year of gardening was a success! Now that the season is done I thought I'd take a moment to look back and reflect. We had a pretty good experience overall, although we ended spending way more … Read More...
Our Last Harvest
Well the sweet potatoes are in and a couple of them are HUGE!! This is our last crop for the season so we're done with the garden except tilling and fertilizing it. I'm a little bit disappointed … Read More...
Potato Harvest
Well the potato harvest is in! We didn't end up with very many but I think it's because they were close together and the soil was hard. We also dug up some sweet potatoes just to "see" how they were … Read More...
In the Garden
The blossom end rot was only on the first few of my tomatoes so now I have plenty to go around! I've given away several bags of them and today I made three pints of salsa: And I still have this … Read More...
Problems in the Garden
I noticed yesterday that some of my tomatoes were finally turning red and I got so excited!! Until I took a good look at them and realized they were being eaten and they were were molding. All but one … Read More...
Garden Update
Lots of exciting things are happening in the garden! It's been about 2-3 weeks since I last updated and a lot has happened since then. I've had to deal with pests and we have produce on the vine! … Read More...
Garden Update
The garden is still growing like crazy! (Unfortunately so are the weeds.) I staked a few of my tomato plants last week. Also, a lot of the tomatoes have blossoms on them! Yea baby! I ground … Read More...
Garden Tour
My garden is looking so healthy and strong right now! It's so exciting! I can't believe how much my tomatoes have grown in the last two days. It's crazy! Here's a quick … Read More...
Garden Update
I haven't had much to update in the past few weeks because of all the rain and flooding, but I think that's finally over. We planted our seedlings and store bought plants yesterday. Here's our … Read More...