Every gardening season I go out to my garden beds and see two things happening. The mint is thriving and the morning glories are everywhere. The only problem is that I didn’t plant either one of these. The lady who lived here before me must have thought morning glories were charming and mint a delicacy. … Read More Do the World a Favor and Don’t Plant Garden “Thugs”
For the next few days, the site may look odd, weird, strange, (fill in the blank) as I experiment with whether or not to change the layout. Feel free to let me know, if you have an opinion on the subject, which one you like best.
Already up: (some) peas, beets, arugula, spinach, buttercrunch lettuce, oakleaf lettuce, chives, garlic Waiting to see: royal red lettuce, swiss chard, alyssum (carpet of snow) Just planted: more peas, royal red lettuce, onions, radishes, carrots, Muscles’ giant cabbage (a school project that I really hope I don’t kill), the fruit trees at the church garden,… Read More The Spring Report
If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to direct sow cool weather things like onions, beets, peas, lettuces, and spinach. Above is a picture of the part of a row of Arugula coming up in my outside garden right now. If you wait much longer, then you won’t get a very… Read More Plant cool stuff now…
Muscles has been losing a lot of teeth lately. We were driving in the car and he was lamenting how long it took for the last one to come out. Muscles: “It seemed like it was never going to come out! I was almost ready to have someone punch me in the mouth to get… Read More No Love Lost
Yesterday I was in the mood for something chocolatey, but I had some caramels that I needed to use up too. So I threw in a few almonds and now I have a new favorite cookie! Chocolate Caramel Clusters Cream together 1/3 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1 t. vanilla, and 1 cup brown sugar (packed).… Read More Chocolate Caramel Clusters
I think this has to be one of my favorite quotes of all time. Mother Theresa was so incredible. Tonight I had the opportunity to take the kids to see the Ugandan Orphan’s Choir perform. What a blessing to see all those children, so beautiful and full of life and rhythm. I was truly moved… Read More The Ugandan Orphan’s Choir
A couple of years ago I decided that I wanted most of my strawberries to be in containers though I have a few rogue plants in the main garden area where they used to live. I looked in lots of places and finally found just what I was looking for in the section of Home… Read More Strawberry Planters from Pond Equipment
Although we still have winter gear out around here, the crocuses are up and that is a good sign. Warrior Princess insisted on wearing her snow hat around the house all day. And the boys finally got to go skiing this past weekend! Love these brave little flowers.
Duct Tape is Great For Organic Pest Control in the Garden Did you know that often just laying out a strip of duct tape – sticky side up will catch the bugs that are bugging you? Cheap, easy fix for roly-poly bugs (pill bugs) around your favorite garden plants. Generally speaking, pill bugs aren’t garden… Read More Controlling Pesky Pests