Gardening

Gardening: Lessons Learned from Year Two

by Christina Brown October 4, 2011

All of the optimism and confidence I had after last year’s adventure in gardening was squelched by this year’s experience. I was a lousy gardener this year. We had incredibly cool temperatures during the first half of the summer.  Then it got ridiculously hot.  Then I got ridiculously lazy.  I also made some critical mistakes [...]

Garden Update: A Rookie Discouraged

by Christina Brown July 27, 2011

I was pretty proud of my small square foot garden accomplishments last summer. For a person that lacks a green thumb, the fact that I grew vegetables was a big deal. But this summer, I wanted to be better at it.  I wanted to have a beautiful luscious garden brimming with fresh vegetables. Instead, I [...]

Garden Update: Things are Growing

by Christina Brown June 24, 2011

My two little gardens have been planted, and I’m happy to report that things are growing. After having moderate success with my first square foot gardening attempt, I decided to double my garden area.  We added a second 4×4 tired garden plot and I got everything planted before Memorial Day. I had every intention of [...]

Starting Seeds Indoors on a Budget

by Jessica March 15, 2011

Starting seeds indoors doesn’t have to be expensive. Depending upon the resources you can access, you may be able to start your seeds indoor for little or no money. Sure, there are lots of expensive lamps and heat sources and planting devices out there that can help you, but I do not find them necessary. Today, [...]

A Bushel of Gardening Tips from Readers

by Christina Brown March 3, 2011

Last week, I talked about my anticipation of the gardening season.  Of course, the next day, it was -14°F. But that didn’t stop you from sharing your frugal gardening tips and experiences.  Some of you left comments, responded on Facebook, or sent me an e-mail, and I’ve found that I just can’t keep all of [...]

Getting Ready for Gardening: Share Your Tips

by Christina Brown February 24, 2011

Sure, we’re buried in snow.  And the ground is totally frozen. But I can still think about spring and planting my garden. Last year was my first attempt at planting a square foot garden.  Armed with my copy of Mel Bartholomew’s All New Square Foot Gardening and the seedlings my step-mom-in law gave me, I [...]

Season Finale: Reflections On My First Garden

by Christina Brown September 28, 2010

I did it!  The girl who kills all kinds of easy-to-care-for houseplants, had a garden.  And the garden produced FOOD. I started the garden very modestly because I didn’t want to invest a lot of time and money into something that I was going to kill. My kind step-mother-in-law gave me 2 tomato plants, a [...]

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