The garden is at rest, but setting up an indoor seed starting set-up prepares small seedlings for their big year ahead. For anyone with the garden ...
Fall & Winter
This south, a traditional fall doesn't really exist. We have a midsummer drought similar to "winter", where the heat keeps all inside and gardens come to their end. Typically, this is when we start our fall & winter seeds. And, when most other states are cozying up in sweaters mid-November, we could quite easily be pulling weeds in our tank tops still. Then true winter comes, but just a few low tunnels keep things cozy. A growing season of 230+ days make gardening in the south a marathon.
Here in Autumn & Winter:
10 Books for the Gardener
Learn the ins, outs and nuances of gardening with excellent teaching and vivid imagery with our favorite books for the gardener. When someone first ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...