When I first started gardening, the sole reason I planted herbs was to save money. (Have you seen how insanely expensive herbs are at the grocery store?!) What I soon discovered, though, was the wide world of benefits to growing your own herbs — medicinal support, pollinator attractors, homegrown spices, and beauty to name a…
Herbs you can plant once and forget it (pretty much) are ones I love to have in my garden. Not only are they low-maintenance, but in many areas, you can harvest from them all season long. Picking rosemary in the snow isn’t all that uncommon, and who couldn’t use a whiff of summer in the…
Your last frost has passed — what a glorious time for you and your garden! But now what do you plant in spring? What do you do to get and keep your garden on the right track? Most of the needed tasks at this time fall into the categories of planting, projects, and maintenance. Let’s…
Do you have an early spring garden checklist? As I’ve learned to extend my growing season and plan my garden in more efficient way, I’ve begun getting ready well before my average last frost date. Today I’m sharing all about what I do in my garden approximately one month before my average last frost date….
Sometimes it’s overwhelming trying to decide not only what vegetables to plant but what varieties are best to begin with! It’s fun to try new and unique varieties, but sometimes we just want to start with the basics. Today I’m listing some of my favorite easiest vegetables to grow. Most of these I have tried…
If you grow a garden, you know that homegrown vegetables taste better than anything you can purchase in the produce department of your grocery store. But why do homegrown vegetables and fruit taste better? Is it purely a mental thing — where we naturally enjoy most what we put our hard work into growing? Or…
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