As you can tell from the above photo, February where I live means snow as it is still the middle of winter. Although Mother Nature has been a bit weird lately, it was 62°F on Wednesday, and now on Friday its snowing again, this is rather typical for Eastern PA – zone 7A. But, just …
If you garden, you know the importance of pollinators. Pollinators are the bees, bugs, butterflies, and birds that help to pollinate flowers. Without pollinators we wouldn’t have any fruits nor most vegetables (things like eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers are all botanically fruits because they form from a flower). Each year, as we have added to …
As I have shared, gardening is one of my passions. I love spending time outdoors, in the dirt, and growing food for our family. However, over the last year it has gone from a passion to a possible gardening addiction – I don’t think its a bad thing. 20 Signs of Gardening Addiction You know where all …
Many people think that you have to have acres and acres of land to be able to grow food and provide for your family. The reality is, no matter how much space you have, you can grow some of your own food; you just have more options when you have more space. With a little …
In 2008, my husband & I put in our first garden. There was no garden plan, just me spending about $30 on random veggies I thought I would like to grow. We tilled the ground (which was a nightmare – a lot of clay), and I marked out the beds and planted. My oldest son …
