Having a beautiful garden shouldn’t (or at least it doesn’t have to) cost a lot of money. Over the years I’ve used many items to create trellises in our gardens: Old fencing cut into panels, circled together, and the ends tied together to create tomato cages (these are actually the best ones I’ve ever had).…
Spring Garden 2015
It’s been two full years since I’ve had a garden in the ground. The last two years I’ve had bath tub gardens, but this year Johnny and James worked really hard to expand our rock garden, add dirt, fence it, and make it ready for our garden. And, a few weeks ago I had the…
How to Prepare Turnip Greens
We planted three winter crops this year: turnips, lettuce and spinach. Of the three, the turnips have done pretty good. I was able to harvest a few today to use in venison stew for dinner tonight. As for the lettuce and spinach, they did not do quite so well. One of the things I like…
Preparing Spinach for the Freezer
We have had a great harvest so far on the spinach that I’m now preparing spinach for the freezer. We planted about two rows full and it’s ready to harvest now! I’ve been picking leaves here and there for salads or to saute with rice, but today I harvested quite a bit (an HEB size…
Spring Garden Update
Our garden is going to ROCK this year. I just weeded our fall/winter garden. You can see the little spinach and lettuce now. They look kind of small, but I’m hoping they’ll get big and produce something before I rip them out to plant my spring/summer garden. Speaking of the spring/summer garden, I’m planning it…
20 Ways to Use Fresh Rosemary
Our rosemary has bushed out into a wild, gargantuan organism growing in our yard. I think it’s approximately 3 feet high and 4 feet in diameter. It. Is. Huge. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with this beautiful rosemary bush and I’m planning on using every single bit of it. I can…
Companion Planting Guide
Every gardener needs a companion planting guide. Every. Gardener. I cannot wait for our spring garden. I absolutely love to garden – from figuring out what I’m going to plant this year and how I’m going to garden (square foot gardening, raised beds, tilling, etc.) to how many plants will I actually grow. I may…
Time to Start Planning the Garden
I cannot wait for our spring garden. I absolutely love to garden – from figuring out what I’m going to plant this year and how I’m going to garden (square foot gardening, raised beds, tilling, etc.) to how many plants will I actually grow. I may try popcorn again this year.…
Re-Growing Onions
How many times has an onion started sprouting before you’ve even had a chance to use it? It happens quite often to me. I really should use them more, but time gets away from me and … well, you know the rest. So, I learned an easy way for re-growing onions, which should really help…
Our Winter Garden is in!
Okay, okay. It doesn’t look like much now and it’s a far cry from the garden I usually have, but for now this will work! A year ago I relinquished my huge, fenced garden to my daughter’s dog, Lady. Since then I haven’t had a garden. I take that back. I did have a small…