I’ve attempted to start seeds a few times without much luck. I have the same issues I hear others talk about in my Facebook group. Plants become leggy, they turn yellow after a few weeks, or they have difficulty hardening them off. I have decided I’m going to give it another try, and for all…
Raised Bed Planting Plan for the Spring.
I’m building new garden beds this spring and created this planting plan. I have two 4×6 beds that are two feet tall. Your beds don’t have to be this tall, but I grow a lot of summer vegetables such as tomatoes and peppers, which like a deeper bed. 12 to 18 inches would also work,…
Planting for the Season
There’s a lot of talk about the updated garden zones due to warming weather. But zones aren’t important to the home gardener. Growing zones tell you which plants are most likely to thrive in your area, especially regarding perennials. This is a much more accurate way to plant your vegetable garden because it is specific…
Tips for Overwintering Rosemary Plants Indoors
If you were to ask most people to name a “Christmas plant”, they would say Poinsettia. It was obvious when I went to my local nursery a couple of days ago, that it is THE most popular Christmas plant. A huge truck was off loading pallet after pallet, and the buggies at the check out…
Using Ollas in the Garden
When Mary Kathyrn Dunston with Dripping Springs Ollas reached out to me to try her Ollas in my garden, the first thing I thought was “what is an Olla” ? Ollas are unglazed, porous, terracotta pots placed near the roots of a plant to provide irrigation as needed. They are perfect for containers, and several…
Printable Garden Planner
I’m ready to get out and play in the dirt. We had a rain free day over the weekend, and I cleaned out my butterfly garden, and planted gladiolas and yarrow. My new raised bed is planted with strawberries, and the smaller second one is ready for lettuce seeds. Perennial plants are popping up and…
How to Make a Butterfly Puddler
Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy has written a number of books, and I have many of them. When I learned she had written a new one called Garden Alchemy I knew I wanted it. In fact, I preordered it before it was even released! The Gardening Alchemy book is packed with over 80 ideas to naturally…
Butterfly Printables
Do you have plans for creating a butterfly garden? Print out these butterfly tips, notes, and plant suggestions to take with you to your local nursery or plant sale. They are 8.5 x 11 and can be printed on a sheet of copy paper, and placed in your garden journal. They are so pretty, they…
Calendula Lotion Bars
Winter weather is tough on my skin. The humidity drops outside and I’m indoors more using dry heat. If you are like me, you tend to spend longer in hot showers. Remember, I’m a southern girl, and anything less than 55 degrees is COLD, lol. I help combat the dry skin by making lotion bars. …
How to Force Bulbs for Winter Blooms
There isn’t a lot we can do outdoors in the winter, and if you are a gardener like me, you miss gardening. Forcing bulbs spring bulbs to bloom during the winter is the perfect way to brighten a winter day. One of the easiest bulbs to force is the paperwhite. They are not only pretty…
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