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February always gets me excited because I can really start some seeds indoors. I know it’s still winter outside, but with my grow lights blazin’, it feels like the gardening season is right around the corner. Seeds I’m Starting Indoors this Month Cherry Rainbow Blend Tomatoes {perfect for salads} Italian Roma Tomatoes{for eating fresh and Read More >>
Yesterday I started to tackle my biggest garden project of the year, cleaning up last years pumpkin patch. It’s probably a little hard to tell from the photos, but this area is HUGE. So huge in fact that I’ve been putting this thing off for as long as possible. Here’s what the area looked liked Read More >>
I’ve been making some pretty good progress with my backyard garden over the past few weeks and thought I would share a few pictures of it’s current state. Last year we started off the growing season with {16} 4×8 garden beds. We are now down to 10. This seems much more manageable to me. We’ve Read More >>
Yesterday was surprisingly productive. 🙂 Once I had had my fill inside working on cleaning and decluttering, I went outside to dig. Up this mess. Have you ever smelled rotting cabbage before? Well if not it ranks right up there with the smell of old basketball shoes worn by teenage boys who don’t change their Read More >>
Yesterday, was a good day. I spent a good 3 hours in the garden ripping out old garden boxes, moving dirt and pulling weeds. It’s amazing how quickly a garden can go downhill if you are not on top of things. Sure it may only be 45 degrees outside, but at least it’s not raining. Read More >>
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