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zone 8a

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How to Succession Plant & Make Garden Goals

Goals for flowers, vegetables, expansion and the farmer - it's just January. And so we begin our fourth year growing in the garden! Reflection on the ...

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Zone 8a Garden: 12 End of the Year Garden Tasks

August wraps up summer and prepares for the fall. The farmers must roll up their sleeves and prepare for a long chore list while the heat bears down. ...

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tomato book for kids

Stories + Activities: “Tomatoes for Neela” Pizza Night

Make fresh tomato sauce to top pasta or pizza and dig into literature with your little with the picture book, "Tomatoes for Neela"! When I walk ...

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Zone 8a Garden: August

August wraps up summer and prepares for the fall. The farmers must roll up their sleeves and prepare for a long chore list while the heat bears down. ...

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winter garden carrots

Zone 8a Winter Garden: Cold, Windy Work

Winter work; it is the planning and foundational grunt work of the year and now is the time to begin! Our first ice storm is descending upon us ...

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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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Spring hand braided garlic

How to Braid Garlic for Storage

Learn how to preserve your spring harvested garlic by braiding for long term storage. Now is the time for gathering the fruits of late winter planting ...

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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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Onions in the Spring Garden

Zone 8a Spring Garden: 2022 Update

Follow along with our early spring garden journey as we establish our 1,000 square foot garden in Zone 8a! Early Spring in the Zone 8a ...

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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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