I have never grown butternut squash in my garden, although I love the taste, for a couple of reasons. It takes up a lot of space in your garden, and it takes it up for a long time. Most butternut squash has a long growing season, up to 110 days. But since I have added…
Extend Your Garden Harvest with Cold Frames: DIY and Store-Bought Tips
Cold frames are a great solution if you are looking to extend your growing season into late fall, winter, and even early spring. Cold frames act like a mini-greenhouse, to protect plants from frost, retain warmth, and allow you to harvest fresh vegetables well past the typical growing season. What is a Cold Frame? A…
7 Must-Have Gardening Tools
Gardening is more than just tossing seeds in the soil and hoping for the best. Just like any project, it requires the right tools to maintain it. Here are 7 essential items to make your gardening easier. Smart Watering Systems: While a good garden hose or watering can are perfectly fine tools, a smart watering…
Grow a Lush, Green Lawn with These Simple Tips
I admit I spend a lot of time in my vegetable and flower gardens, keeping them healthy and looking good, but I haven’t put the same time and effort into my lawn. And, as a result it resembles a patchy mess more than a healthy, thriving lawn. If you are not happy with how your…
Easy Steps to Improve Your Yard and Garden
Having a garden and being able to enjoy it as much as possible is so important. I know for myself, enjoying my time in the garden has a lot of benefits, both physically and mentally. As I grow older, and think about downsizing, I know that having at least a small yard, instead of the…
Tips for Maintaining Your Outdoor Spaces in the Summer
If you are like me and lead a pretty busy life, you know how keeping up with your gardens and outdoor spaces may be difficult. Especially when you have created an outdoor space that not only involves vegetable gardens but are working on creating a backyard wildlife habitat garden! I’ve done several things in my…
How Do You Care for a Christmas Cactus?
As a gardener, I miss being outside during the winter, growing in my garden. One way I get my garden “fix” is taking care of my houseplants. When the weather started getting cooler, I brought all of my houseplants inside. None of my houseplants with the exception of my peace plant, bloom. This year to…
Tips for Managing Your Garden During the Winter
My vegetable garden is officially over. The collard greens have been harvested, and the kelp is now in the freezer for future smoothies. For gardeners there is always next year and I’m already dreaming of spring. My yard is now entirely lacking in color, except for a few purple pansies in my raised beds. Now…
Growing Herbs
Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow, and are a great way for the beginning gardener to start growing their own fresh food. And, there is no comparison in taste to herbs gathered fresh from the garden and those that you buy at the grocery store. You can also grow herbs that you…
How to Revive an Overgrown Garden Part One
I am embarassed to show this eyesore of a garden. I’m not sure how it got so out of control. A busy summer of working, teaching classes, and tending my own vegetable garden, allowed me to keep putting this perennial garden on the backburner. It is right beside the drive way coming into my house….
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