Spring clean up in the garden Ah spring, time to throw open the windows, air the house out, and start the spring cleaning process. Isn’t that what we all think about getting done with refreshed energy. Indoor cleaning, is reserved for a rainy day, when it is beautiful outside so are we! As soon as […]
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Local Gardening Suppliers Gardening was something I have been doing since a very young girl, I remember stooping over picking row after row of green beans. (I plant pole beans now) Bush beans are low to the ground and I picking until my back ached, even though I was only 4 feet tall. Back then,
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Red Raspberries are a fun nutritional add-on to any meal. Our family joins in with the care and helps manage the growth of these summer bearing plants. Our two thornless red raspberry patches are set up in areas that are slightly elevated and away from any buildings or areas that these plants might invade. The
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DIY Hypertufa plant pots (updated 2020) It’s easier than you might think. I’ve been thinking of creating a kitchen garden where conditions are better suited. The biggest road block was the increasing cost of planters; I really wanted a certain look that dollar store pots couldn’t fill. This easy to follow recipe makes large projects
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A sad day spent pulling up the garden My sad day pulling up the garden started with cutting down the asparagus then starting a new heap style compost pile. Our bunnies will love me this winter as they have a twigs pile beside the compost pile to play in. They leave fertilizer pellets behind of
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Our old house needed many things; this compost tumbler was one of them. When we first moved into this house I was ready to garden and had a clean slate to work with. We started composting, long before we got our compost tumbler. We moved in during the winter, we were excited to see what
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HazeCam is great for checking out the region. All around the northeast are webcams that allow you soak up the views around town. At our old house, we don’t have a great view of the western horizon. Whenever we see a colorful sunset, Hazecam is the place to go for a chance viewing. Often, when
