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I had to laugh as I made room in the fridge for my lavender last week, chilling lavender seeds is just some of the craziness I’ve taken on in trying to grow 4000 lbs. of food this year. I wouldn’t have even attempted it a few years ago, which made me realize: gardening is a learning Read More >>
As I was planning my garden space for this year I wanted to make better use of our 16 raised garden beds. The beds receive the most sunlight out of any other spot in our wooded backyard. When I planted my herb garden back in 2009, I filled it with everything I liked; oregano, chives, sage, basil, Read More >>
Several of you have been asking me to post a pictures of my grow light set up. It’s nothing fancy. Just 3 sets of grow lights {2 were purchased last year} sitting on a few old tables in my office next to the computer. If the Handsome Husband had his way, these grow lights would be set Read More >>
Yesterday I was out in the backyard garden working on a new project, as I was digging up one of our raised garden beds, my shovel dug in to something. A potato. I thought I had cleared all the potatoes out last fall, but apparently not. Not wanting to loose any more potatoes, I got Read More >>
Well, not a whole lot has changed in the past 4 weeks, but I have a feeling from here on out, we will start to see some big changes in my backyard garden. For starters, how long do you think it’s going to take me to move the enormous rock pile to the left of the picture? Read More >>
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