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This year I’m on a mission to grow 4,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in my suburban backyard. In 2012 I was able to grow 2,028 pounds, and in 2013 I’m going double or nothing. I have absolutely no idea if I’ll be able to achieve my goal. But, as with any adventure, half the fun is getting there. ~Mavis ******* This Read More >>
In this episode of how the square foot garden turns… Mavis harvests a giant head of broccoli, picks some peas and checks in on her lettuce plants. Ha! Having a big garden that’s broken up into small sections really is like living in a little soap opera, isn’t it? Well this week was a great one Read More >>
The HH and I were cleaning the garage out the other day and came across 2 bags of concrete {left over from when we built the chicken run last summer}. I thought it would be fun to use the extra concrete to make a couple of unique concrete planters for the backyard. If you’ve never made your Read More >>
Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 24 of 52 It was a busy week in the garden. I was able to work on a really cool art project {I’ll show it to you tomorrow} pick a boatload of peas, plant my zucchini’s for the THIRD time {slugs are evil} and harvest baskets of strawberries. Life Read More >>
Did you plant a wood pallet garden this year? How is it doing? I was planning on harvesting my romaine lettuce earlier this week but now I think I’ll just harvest it tomorrow and make a big Cesar salad to go with our Father’s Day BBQ. When I harvested the endive lettuce, I decided to Read More >>
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