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Yesterday I was hand watering the pallet gardens and snapped a few pictures so you could see how some of the vegetables are growing. Sadly everything in the garden has to be watered by hand because we have no drip irrigation or sprinklers set up. Luckily though we live in the Pacific Northwest and we typically Read More >>
Why have boring old pots and planters for your container garden when you can garden in steel drums? That’s right, I painted these beauties Pepto Bismal pink, Grape Taffy and Tighty Whitey White. I picked these steel drums up at Wilco a while back and they had previously held concentrated apple juice. Yee- Haw! One Apple Read More >>
Recently, I started making my own laundry soap. How crazy is that? It’s actually super satisfying. One, a batch lasts forever. Two, it is ridiculously cost effective. And three {and probably my favorite reason}, it’s another step towards knowing all of the ingredients I bring into my home and being more self-sufficient with just the Read More >>
It’s been a while since I’ve giving you an update on my wood pallet garden, so I thought I’d share a few pictures and let you know how everything is growing so far. Yesterday I planted 16 strawberry crowns. Last year I grew strawberries in gutters, outside along the garden paths and also in a vertical pallet Read More >>
How am I suppose to explain this to the Handsome Husband when he gets home? The gnomes were one thing, but this takes the cake if I do say so myself! Help! ~Mavis
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