After a period of slow growing,  we're finally starting to be able to enjoy fresh food from our garden and yard. And it is pure happiness!  I've picked more than 3 quarts of fresh raspberries, and we've enjoyed several meals of broccoli and green beans from our little garden plot.  We've even had enough cherry tomatoes for a salad. There's something immensely satisfying about being able to eat food that you have grown. It's nice to know where it was grown, how it was grown, and you simply … [Read more...]

How does my garden grow? Slowly. We had a bit of a late start this year because the weather was unseasonably cold (we had snow in May!) and damp at the beginning of the season.  Then we alternated between cool and rainy and hot and humid. So unlike past years, we haven't been able to harvest much from our two little 4x4 garden plots.  We've had just one meal of green beans and that's it.  The broccoli plants are barely forming heads.  The cherry tomatoes are still green.  Some of my … [Read more...]

We're a little behind schedule when it comes to our garden this year. It's not really our fault either.   The weather has been unseasonably cold and damp here. I would have loved to have start my garden from seed, but life was just too busy for me to get to it. We made our annual trek to our favorite local greenhouse and I picked out veggies to plant in our two 4'x4' raised beds:  2 cherry tomato plants, 6 hybrid tomato plants, 2 kohlrabi, 10 broccoli plants, and 26 bush bean plants.  I … [Read more...]

Figure out what to plant and where to plant it with free online garden planners. Before you turn over any dirt, turn on your computer and check out these resources for designing your garden: … [Read more...]

If you are an experienced gardener, you know that there are some seeds you need to start indoors NOW in order for them to be ready to be planted. Don't worry too much if you didn't get those March items planted indoors already, you may still have enough time. A majority on this list do not need to be planted until April and there are some you can plant in May. Starting your own seeds indoors can save you money over buying seedlings in the spring. This is also the time when seed companies offer … [Read more...]