Gardening

Is wildlife a problem in your garden? It certainly is for us. However, there are certain perennial plants that the animals simply do not touch. At least based upon experience in our USDA Zone…

For years I have been planting flowers in the vegetable garden. Originally, for the beauty they add to the garden. However, I now realize that flowers provide additional benefits. Those benefits include pest control,…

Have you ever looked around the house and come to realize that you have a lot of plants? Well, that’s what happened to me recently. Further, when I looked at the placement of my…

Over the course of the past few years, I have come across articles that talk about creating a new garden bed without digging. I was always a bit suspicious about the process. However, I…

This is the second part of a two-part series on creating and maintaining an organic vegetable garden. The focus of the first part was soil health and how to maintain healthy soil. In Part…

Recently, as I was getting my garden ready for the current season, I thought about my organic gardening journey. For as long as I can remember, I have maintained a garden. However, five years…

Recently, I finished reading a book by Jessica Walliser called ‘Plant Partners’. The book’s focus is on science-based companion planting in the vegetable garden. While many gardeners routinely practice companion planting, the science of…

It’s important to read seed packages. Why? Well, there’s a lot of great information on the package that can help you be successful in growing the plant. However, not every seed seller lists the…

When I started planting seeds, I quickly realized that it was difficult to handle and plant seeds, especially small seeds. Some seeds, such as celery, are so small they are almost impossible to handle.…

Two years ago, I was given a lovely ‘shamrock plant’. With its dark purple leaves and violet flowers, I was intrigued. In doing research, I learned quite a bit about shamrocks. Join me now…