…Outside, that is. The plants themselves have, of course, been ready since about a month ago. Really, putting them in soil is a little overdue, although not by that much, since the last frost is pretty late here. Some of the plants clearly need soil – the peas and lettuce are both looking a little [...]

This post is a little delayed since my digital camera has been missing and I wanted to include pictures, but better late than never! You may remember that in my earlier post, I talked about my plans to start seeds, and what I had done so far. Here’s a recap of what I did:

I planted [...]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve decided to start a garden this year. I’m still debating whether I will do a raised bed / square foot garden, or if I will go with a semi self-watering container garden. I might start some seeds in a raised bed garden and also add some containers [...]

I recently bought a couple of new books to read, one to add to my preparedness library: Emergency by Neil Strauss, and a book on Square Foot Gardening, to help me with the gardening I’m planning for spring. Also, I recently caught up with the book blog (blook? blovel? whatever…) The Day the Dollar Died [...]

The snow may be on the ground now, but in a few short months, the ground will thaw – it’s time to plan a spring garden!
Before I get started, I should state that I’m pretty new to this whole “gardening thing.” I mean, I’ve grown plenty of plants and herbs in pots, but I’ve never [...]