Learning how to start a new garden can feel overwhelming, but creating a productive growing space is simpler than you might think. While choosing a ...
Summer
Summer is the center of attention in this three season, zone 8a garden. She is long and dramatic, but also the reason we can grow so much. We love her heat (initially) and her long days (until we're worn out). Maybe the truth is, you can have too much of a good thing!
Here in Summer:
Cover Crops: A Complete Guide to Building Healthy Garden Soil
Cover crops are an excellent tool to have in your pocket for building healthy soil and covering the ground so the weeds don’t. They’re simple to use: ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...