While it is spring here, it certainly hasn’t felt like spring in the last few weeks. The temperatures have been very wintery, yet the seedlings under the lights in my basement continue to grow. I started them weeks ago, long before I knew it was going to be a very cold spring. If you have […]
Calling in the Bug Love: Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Garden
Calling all bugs! When you’re creating your planting plan in the spring, it’s important to think about both predators and pollinators. Attracting beneficial insects to your garden will mean a healthier and more vibrant garden ecosystem. You’ll have predator insects to eat the invertebrates that eat your garden. You’ll have pollinator insects to help your […]
Assessing Your Garden and Making Plans
Plan for a successful gardening season. What vegetables will you grow this year, and how will you make sure that you get the garden produce that you need?
Garden Planning: How Much Do You Eat?
How much garden produce does your family eat? Plan the spring garden in a few easy steps.
Sweet Tomatoes: Provide Ideal Growing Conditions for Tomato Plants
Delicious tomatoes are a delight to grow. Support healthy tomato plants by providing good growing conditions.
Wild Wetland Produce for the Garden
Can you grow produce in a wetland? Of course! Grow blueberries, cranberries, watercress and even stinging nettles.
Root Vegetables: Incorporating Seasonal Produce Into Festive Recipes
If you have root vegetables in storage, integrate them into your seasonal meals.
Building a Root Cellar
Want a root cellar? You don’t need to buy an old farm house. Build your own root cellar in your home or in your yard.
Tuck Them In: Burlap and Leaves Keep Garden Plants Warm This Winter
Gardening out of your zone? Try burlap and leaves to get palms and citrus plants that are snug and protected from the frost.
The Winter Garden: A Homemade Cloche for Garden Plants
There is definitely a cool edge to the air in my garden these days, and it’s going to get colder. Even though we don’t have a lot of very cold days in our part of the world, it does freeze in the winter time. The first frost seems to be approaching rapidly, and the plants have stopped growing almost entirely.
Green Mulch for the Winter Garden
At this time of year, thoughts in the northern hemisphere turn to putting the garden to bed. If you are a winter gardener, it is time to bring out the cloches and the cold frames and help less-hardy crops through the growing cold. It’s also time to mulch. What is Mulch? Think of mulch as […]
Mindbloom: Set Goals, Organize, and Transform Your Life
Do you love organizing and making lists? Do you find that these lists have little to do with self care or your long term goals?
