Growing Weeds I hate to brag but… I am an expert at growing weeds. I don’t even have to work at it, I just wake up and they are there. I’m not talking about the occasional stray weed or grass that finds it’s way among the tomatoes. I’m talking about an entire garden bed full… Continue reading Growing Weeds
Category: Garden
Growing Food and Flowers
Below you will learn about the gardens on our acreage. I will share with you everything that I have learned through trial and error so that you can duplicate my successes and avoid my failures. We currently have a raised vegetable garden, wildflowers and a flower garden on our acreage. My goal is to plant an orchard in the future.
Should I plant wildflowers near the hive?
Why Bees Need Flowers? Bees use nectar and pollen from flowers as a food and energy source. Depending on your area there may be an abundance of wildflowers, landscape flowers, crops or trees, and shrubs. Bees will fly about 3 miles from their hive to find their nectar and pollen source. Just remember that the… Continue reading Should I plant wildflowers near the hive?
Raised Beds vs In-Ground Garden
Raised Beds vs In-Ground Garden Whether you choose to plant your garden directly in the ground or in raised beds you will enjoy the benefits of homegrown produce. But your decision shouldn’t be taken lightly. There are many pros and cons to each selection and you should take the time now to decide which is… Continue reading Raised Beds vs In-Ground Garden
Building Raised Beds
Building Raised Beds – Let’s Do This! We needed raised beds but we didn’t know how to build things. So we asked a friend to build one for us. We looked at his work and said, “we can do that!” We also knew that we couldn’t afford to pay someone else to build all of… Continue reading Building Raised Beds