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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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Holiday Fragrance

November 22, 2021 By Karen Creel

I start my Christmas decorating after Thanksgiving, and love to have the fragrance of the Holiday to fill the air.  Add a little Christmas music, and let the decorating begin!   This holiday fragrance potpourri, simmered on the stove, makes the house smell wonderful.  You can make a large batch, and package some to place in… 

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Herbal Dream Pillows

October 25, 2021 By Karen Creel

Herbal Dream Pillows

According to Jim Long in his book “Making Herbal Dream Pillows”, dream pillows were once called comfort pillows, and were used in sickrooms to “ease the nightmares that may come with medicine, and the smell of illness.” Little herbal dream pillows were made with calming herbs such as lavender to help ease the sleep of… 

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Tips on Growing Garlic

October 1, 2021 By Karen Creel

Garlic is easy to grow in the home garden

I’ve decided to use one of my raised beds to grow garlic this fall.  Since this is my first time growing garlic, we’ll learn together if you’ve never grown it either.  Planting garlic in one of your beds is a commitment to space because garlic planted in the fall will be harvested in the summer…. 

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Seed Saving Packets

September 7, 2021 By Karen Creel

Seed packets for saving seeds

Saving your seeds for next years garden is a great way to save money, and share your garden with friends.  I’ve created these seed packet templates for you to use.   Instructions: Click on the link to pull up the template.  The template will open as a PDF in a separate page. Print off the PDF. … 

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National Honeybee Day

August 19, 2021 By Karen Creel

Honey Bee

August 21st is National Honey Bee Day.  According to HoneyLove.org, “National Honey Bee Day was created to honor the insect responsible for more than 1/3 of the food we eat with beekeepers, beekeeping clubs and associations, and honey bee enthusiasts from all across the country. We take this opportunity to celebrate honey bees and recognize… 

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How Much Soil Do You Need for a Container

May 19, 2021 By Karen Creel

How much soil do you need for a raised bed garden

Whether it is a series of raised bed gardens. or a collection of pots on your patio, container gardens are perfect for growing flowers, vegetables and herbs. But how much soil do you need for your container?  No one wants to make repeated trips to the nursery or pay for soil you won’t use.  If it’s… 

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