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wheel barrow of garlic from spring harvest

Understanding Garden Hardiness Zones for Beginners

When first starting our garden, I endlessly researched what I could plant in my garden hardiness zone. I do suppose you could manage to get most any ...

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toddler with the tomato harvest buckets, filled

Zone 8a Summer Garden: Too Many Tomatoes

Summer 2023 came and went, the most exciting time in the garden, and there was not one update. Common excuses of a mom of two who gardens, reads a lot ...

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Summer Zinnias

Zone 8a Garden: Summer with No Rain

The August Garden Here, the garden has only thrived for the very heat loving and heat tolerant - gardeners included. The months between May and ...

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2022 zone 8a fall garden seedlings

Zone 8a Garden: Preparing & Planting a Fall Garden

It's August, but it is time to think about autumn in Zone 8a, and our lovely fall garden season! Sweat through the seeding and prepare for the year's ...

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Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Bars

Mom’s Best: Jam Bars (+ 2022 Garden Prep)

Spring, my goodness, she is a tease. In the south, she wakes up from her winter slumber with moody weather swings while releasing the fire ants from ...

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Onion slips for growing in zone 8a

How to Grow Onions in Zone 8a

If you are looking for how to grow onions, garden in Zone 8a and want a hands off vegetable, you're in the right spot. Spring is the time to grow ...

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Thanks for stopping in! I’m Shannon, a second time mom on the move between the garden and the kitchen with toddler & baby in tow. Here, we believe that there’s always something to celebrate, a mess to be made and something to learn along the way – and what comes from your “wooden spoons” is always best. Stick around for seasonal and homemade things to try! To read more, click here.

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