You should never be ashamed of any harvest and I’ll share with you why I’m not ashamed of my onion harvest. First, if you have planted a garden give yourself a pat on the back. You are working to put food on your plate and gardening is beneficial to your health for so many reasons.… Continue reading Why I’m Not Ashamed Of My Onion Harvest
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.
Update to Planting Wildflower Seeds
The wildflower seeds are finally planted and growing! The actual “planting” of the wildflowers was easy. Preparing 3 acres of land was a little more tricky. You may have read last year that we paid someone to disc plow the land. Unfortunately, the timing was bad and by the time we were ready to plant… Continue reading Update to Planting Wildflower Seeds
Why and How You Should Deadhead Your Flowers
You should be deadheading your flowers regularly during the growing season. Deadheading is a term used for removing the dead flower from a living plant. It may seem tedious but you and your flowering plants will benefit from it. Why You Should Deadhead Your Flowers Beauty – Your flowers will look better when the dead… Continue reading Why and How You Should Deadhead Your Flowers
Update On When To Plant Garden Mums
Looking for an update on whether or not my mums made it through the winter? Sadly they did not. But I learned what I did wrong and I’m confident that they will survive this year. Now that we know the best time to plant chrysanthemums is in the spring we can all be better gardeners.… Continue reading Update On When To Plant Garden Mums
Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions
These wildflower seed planting instructions will help you whether you are planting wildflowers in a meadow or in a small part of your yard. Fill in the worksheet below to determine how much wildflower seed you need. Prepare your soil to give the wildflower seeds the best chance to grow strong and healthy. Then use… Continue reading Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions
10 DIY Compost Bin Ideas
Are you ready to compost? Do you cringe at the thought of spending a ton of money buying a fancy tumbler with wheels? Well, I do too! So I did some research to find some DIY compost bins that wouldn’t break my budget. I thought I would share them with you to save you time.… Continue reading 10 DIY Compost Bin Ideas
Composting Chicken Poop (Manure)
Composting Chicken Poop (Manure) If you have chickens, then you have an abundance of chicken poop. In the interest of getting the most out of everything, I decided to compost the poop to use as fertilizer for the garden. Chicken poop, or manure if you are proper, is full of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. This… Continue reading Composting Chicken Poop (Manure)
Composting in the Winter
Composting In The Winter For me composting is a little like recycling, once you start you become obsessed. I’ll admit I used to laugh at people who recycled. We used our little blue tubs that the city provided for recycling as storage bins in our garage. But that has changed. Maybe it’s getting older (and hopefully… Continue reading Composting in the Winter
Chrysanthemums: When To Plant Garden Mums
Chrysanthemums: When To Plant Garden Mums I was so excited last week when I bought plants for my fall vegetable garden because I picked up 3 pots of chrysanthemums to plant in the front flower bed. I have often used mums to decorate my yard in the fall but now that we live in the country… Continue reading Chrysanthemums: When To Plant Garden Mums
Why Should You Plant Garlic In The Fall?
Why Should You Plant Garlic In The Fall? I love garlic! I never really knew how much I liked it until I was an adult and cooking for myself. So in the interest of saving money, I have decided to grow my own garlic. I have a neighbor who always plants a huge crop of… Continue reading Why Should You Plant Garlic In The Fall?
Your Vegetable Garden In September and October
What To Do In Your Vegetable Garden In September and October You may be thinking that you get to take a break from your vegetable garden in September and October. After all, you just spent Spring and Summer planting, watering and harvesting. If you need a break then you have earned it. You certainly don’t… Continue reading Your Vegetable Garden In September and October
Planting Wildflowers
Planting Wildflowers in 5 Easy Steps Wildflowers are important to pollinators like bees and butterflies. They also provide beauty to our landscapes so that we can also benefit from their presence. With so many of the natural wildflowers disappearing from farming and development, planting wildflowers on your land is essential if you have space. Luckily we… Continue reading Planting Wildflowers