I guess I can’t call it winter gardening anymore. April has been a busy month in zone 6. Things are finally starting to warm up and there was a leap in growth. Continue reading “April’s Garden”
Tag: vegetable garden
Growing Lettuce
Lettuce is an easy crop to grow that does well in containers. Continue reading “Growing Lettuce”
Winter Gardening: March Garden
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21
It’s been a month of winter gardening and things have gone surprisingly well. All of my cool season crops are in the ground either with a cold frame or on their own. We had some snow yesterday, so I put some hoop houses with a frost protection fabric. Continue reading “Winter Gardening: March Garden”
Growing Snow Peas
“Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.” Job 37:14
Snow peas are an easy, fast growing crop to plant. Continue reading “Growing Snow Peas”
Newbie Gardeners Ask, “What to Grow?”🤔
A statement I often here from people is, “I want to start growing my food, but I don’t know what to plant.” This is a common struggle. There are so many herbs, vegetables, and fruit choices. Here are some guidelines. Continue reading “Newbie Gardeners Ask, “What to Grow?”🤔”
Cold Frames. February Gardening.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23
I asked my husband for cold frames for Valentine’s Day, because that’s just how romantic I am! 😎 Continue reading “Cold Frames. February Gardening.”
This Year’s Garden to Table? Garden Plans Underway.
“Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left…Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.” Matthew 24:40,42
I made my seed purchases today. I have some seeds left from last year as well. I plan on starting cool season crops earlier this year.
I also need to start figuring out how to make a sturdy fence around the garden to keep the deer out that can also be taken down at the end of the season for easy clean up and preparation access.
So what am I planning for this year? Continue reading “This Year’s Garden to Table? Garden Plans Underway.”
Growing Strawberries
Strawberries are one of the most chemically laden foods. Did you know that even the organic strawberries you buy are started/grown in chemically fumigated soil? They insist though that the strawberries don’t soak up the chemicals from the soil. Strawberries are difficult to grow commercially and be completely organic. What a great reason to grow them yourself. Strawberries are one of the first plants I grew when I started gardening. Continue reading “Growing Strawberries”
Grow Your Own Food? What Are Your Favorite Varieties to Grow?
The Christmas decorations are coming down. Things look depressing. The weather is cold and dreary. I don’t even want to go outside.
What’s that in my mailbox? Garden catalogs. Continue reading “Grow Your Own Food? What Are Your Favorite Varieties to Grow?”
Grow Blueberries in Containers
Perhaps you missed the sweet potato update. I couldn’t wait any longer. I cooked up some of the sweet potatoes I was curing and they were really good. I call the experiment growing sweet potatoes in containers– a success. Enjoying more sauteed and smashed sweet potatoes tonight.
What about blueberries?
Blueberries are full of yummy nutrients. They are loaded with antioxidants, protect your heart health Continue reading “Grow Blueberries in Containers”
Composting in Small Spaces
What do you do with your kitchen scraps and yard waste? Do you throw them out or do you make good use of them? Composting is a good way to get micronutrients back into your soil.
Composting is really a very simple process. We don’t need to make it more complicated than it really is. It is a process that occurs naturally.
But what if you don’t have much space for compost piles? No problem! Continue reading “Composting in Small Spaces”
Growing Organic Sweet Potatoes in Containers
I thought I would try something new this year. I have grown potatoes above the ground in the past, but I don’t cook many potatoes anymore because I try to stick with the more complex carbs. So I thought I would try sweet potatoes this year. I didn’t want to put them in the ground, so I thought why not grow them in containers? Continue reading “Growing Organic Sweet Potatoes in Containers”
Peppers and Planks 