Learn the ins, outs and nuances of gardening with excellent teaching and vivid imagery with our favorite books for the gardener. When someone first ...
Spring Plans
Spring, the most hopeful season! Full of plans, compost and little seedlings, we look ahead at what we hope to grow. The garden has fresh soil, the seeds have been started during winter. Each year, we build on what the year before held: weather, harvests, pest damage. We add a dabble of Youtube-ducation and lessons from the school of hard knocks. It just gets better and better!
Early in Spring:
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 ...
How to Read a Seed Packet & Sourcing Seeds
Take a dive on all things seeds for spring garden planning: seed types, seed sources and seed starting. They start as tiny specks in your ...
How to Overwinter Tender Annuals
In past posts, we’ve talked about the fall garden providing during the winter but today we chat the bright, spring charm of the overwintered tender ...
Simple & Cost Effective Seed Starting
Take the easy jump into seed starting your herbs, vegetables and flowers with a simple and cost effective set-up. They say chickens are the gateway ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...