Radishes have this stellar reputation of being one of the easiest veggies to grow, and they can be. But, they can also be a little bugger who never bulbs (overcrowding & weather are often factors). But I cannot fathom my garden without these cheery, cute orbs.
Read MoreAdding a few trellises to my landscape, instantly transformed my garden from a veggie producing patch to a wondrous new world. Vertical gardening also allows me to produce a lot more vegetables, flowers, and herbs without having to add in more growing space.
Read MoreLet’s talk last frost. In a nutshell, your last frost date is NOT a green light to go outside and plant your entire garden. All it simply is, is an estimated date that predicts the winding down of nighttime temperatures dipping below freezing level. And it is only an estimate. So that means that it can very well be extremely cold or even snow after that date (in fact, it snowed here as late as Mother’s Day last spring).
Read MoreThere were a few stolen moments over the past few months where I did find some time to dream garden planning in watercolors. That photo there on the right, well, let’s just say the garden plan still looks just like that several weeks later. Such good intentions to carve out quality time to work on it, but then peskier things like attending to everything else that needs getting done got in the way. But it was still nice to dream in color for a bit, especially because the garden is still sleeping tight under a blanket of snow.
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