Category: Gardening

Why Build a Compost Sifter I love compost! Well, what I actually love is what compost can do for my garden, but it can be a lot of work …

I love gardening and always have. I will, at least, attempt to grow just about anything; flowers, vegetables and, of course, herbs. Transplanting Herbs – Today’s Project I love …

I am always looking for more fun ways to garden and this year, one of my new projects involves vertical gardening. We are building a cucumber arch! New Project! …

This year, on the farmstead, we are building quite a few new raised beds. That’s not exactly a real change of pace, since I seem to add new beds …

The first thing I look forward to each year is seed starting! I plan all winter long, while I’m looking out of the window, dreaming of sunny days to …

A Fruit Orchard of Your Own What an awesome thing it is to be able to stroll outside to your own fruit orchard and pick some fresh fruit for …

Another Day, Another Project – Perennial Flower Bed After building our natural pool this summer, I knew it needed a little extra something. We have quite a few hard …

By this time of summer, mint has typically taken over the garden – wherever it has been planted. In my garden, transplanting mint becomes an absolute must-do at this …

The Saga Continues… This season’s step in my ongoing garden planning saga was to build raised beds. Ever since we bought our new place three years ago, we’ve gone …

What to do with all that Zucchini! Squash and Zucchini are piling up right about now! In fact, about this time every year, they are always piling up. If …