July and August are all about harvesting in the garden. You may have had such a bountiful harvest that you preserved some of it by freezing and canning. Or like me, still have summer vegetables still waiting to be harvested as you plan your fall garden. Now you need a place store all of your…
How to Attract Toads and Frogs to Your Garden
Do you want toads in the garden? Yes! Toads make great gardening partners. They help reduce the pest population in your garden, and are a good organic tool to add to your arsenol of weapons in pest control. Did you know they can eat as many 10,000 mosquitoes during the summer season? But mosquitoes aren’t…
Improve Your Garden Soil with Natural Nutrients
It’s August, and the garden has worked hard all summer. We have had unbearable heat and humidity here in North Georgia. I’ve replanted squash and green beans for a late harvest, but my cucumbers and first squash plants have been harvested and are ready to be removed from the garden. They are both heavy feeders…
What Can You Plant in the Vegetable Garden In July
July is a time for harvesting, and every visit to the garden now results in cucumbers, squash, or little sun gold tomatoes. During the hot summer heat, you may not be thinking about new plants. But July in the garden is not just about harvesting, it is still time to plant. As you harvest some…
Cucumber Tomato and Onion Summer Salad
It’s been a steamy start to July. I was working in the yard when darkening skies and a clap of thunder sent me and the dogs hurrying back inside. I was hoping for rain so I wouldn’t have to rain the garden tomorrow and we received a good soaking rain. When I stepped outside on…
Hobbyscool Garden and Cooking Summit
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…
Attracting Beneficial Insects to Your Garden
Over the years as I get older, I have changed my gardening methods. Gone are the days of plowing the garden every year, hauling water, and fighting pests and weeds. By July, I was ready to give up. Now, my motto is a No Fuss Garden. I want to enjoy gardening, being outside, and harvesting…
Easy Galvanized Tub Garden Craft
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…
Garden Maintenance Checklist
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…
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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