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Hobbyscool Garden and Cooking Summit

June 29, 2022 By Karen Creel Leave a Comment

I was so excited to be asked to participate in the Hobbyscool Home Garden and Cooking Edition. Whether you are trying to start your own home garden, grow food for your family, eating farm to table or even preserving the food you grow, the HobbyScool  Home Garden & Cooking Edition will help you learn actionable… 

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Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden

June 14, 2022 By Karen Creel Leave a Comment

Lady Bug

How do you attract beneficial insects to the garden? Over the last couple of years, I have been reading about attracting beneficial insects to your garden to help in the fight with garden pests.  I garden organically, so anything that could help with eliminating the need for pesticides was worth giving a try.  The problem… 

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Easy Galvanized Tub Garden Craft

June 2, 2022 By Karen Creel Leave a Comment

Repurposed Galvanized Tub as Garden Art

My garden has been planted and I’m now in the “maintenance” mode until harvest time.  I’ll be watching for pests, watering, weeding, and fertilizing until it is time to harvest.  I love to repurpose my junk finds in the garden, and found that I had some time over the holiday weekend to make this easy… 

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Garden Maintenance Checklist

May 11, 2022 By Karen Creel Leave a Comment

Using a garden maintenance checklist helps grow a successful garden

Having a successful garden requires several things.  Creating a healthy soil, placing your garden where it gets at least 6 hours of sun a day (8-10 is better), and choosing the right plant for the right season.  But once you have carefully placed your plants and seeds in the soil, it doesn’t stop there.  Your… 

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Printable Strawberry Recipe Card

April 18, 2022 By Karen Creel

Printable Strawberry Recipe Card

If you have read my previous post Tips on Growing Strawberries, you know I love strawberries!  Strawberry jam, strawberry smoothies, strawberry shortcake!  And where am I going to keep all those great strawberry recipes?  I have created a  downloadable, printable strawberry recipe page for your recipe book.  I prefer to keep mine in a binder,… 

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Tips for Growing Strawberries

March 24, 2022 By Karen Creel

Plant strawberries at the same depth as the pot they came in.

I love fresh strawberries from the garden as a snack, or to put in my salad.  Strawberry shortcake, strawberry shakes, and oh so many uses for strawberries.   Follow these simple tips for growing strawberries, and you’ll be eating fresh strawberries in no time.  Strawberries fresh from the garden taste much better than the ones you… 

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How to Grow Peas

March 19, 2022 By Karen Creel

Sugar snap peas

Peas thrive in cool weather, and one of the first vegetables you can sow outdoors in early spring.  If you haven’t grown peas in your garden before you are in for a treat.  My garden wouldn’t be complete without sugar snap peas growing on the trellis in my raised bed. If the weather co-operates,  I… 

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What a Seed Packet Can Tell You

February 9, 2022 By Karen Creel

Seed packets provide a wealth of information on growing plants

You can spend a lot of time trying to find out when and how to plant vegetables in your garden.  You don’t have to look further than your seed packet.  Here’s just a few things you can learn from it. Many seed packets are now labeled Non GMO as an answer to customer’s concerns about… 

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Thrift Shop Seed Packet Makeover

January 25, 2022 By Karen Creel

Thrift store letter holder repurposed to hold seed packets.

I dropped a few things off at our local thrift store last week.   I try to drop them off at the desk and walk straight back out.  That’s because my goal is to clean out, instead of bring in!.  What’s my rule?  Take 5 things to the thrift store, and you can bring one back… 

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Planning Your Garden Projects

January 12, 2022 By Karen Creel

Plan your garden project on paper

January is all about garden planning.  If you are like me, you have all sorts of ideas and projects in your head that you want for your garden.  Sometimes they just stay there….in your head.  You get caught up in all the things you want, how much will it cost, how do I get started,… 

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  • Hobbyscool Garden and Cooking Summit June 29, 2022
  • Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden June 14, 2022
  • Easy Galvanized Tub Garden Craft June 2, 2022
  • Garden Maintenance Checklist May 11, 2022
  • Printable Strawberry Recipe Card April 18, 2022
  • Tips for Growing Strawberries March 24, 2022
  • How to Grow Peas March 19, 2022
  • What a Seed Packet Can Tell You February 9, 2022
  • Thrift Shop Seed Packet Makeover January 25, 2022
  • Planning Your Garden Projects January 12, 2022

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