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Join in on the Earth Month Up Cycling Challenge and Create Fun New Things from Everyday Recyclable Items
March 24, 2016 0 Comments

Earth Day is on April 22nd and it’s our 2nd time participating in the annual Earth Month Blog Hop. Last year we joined in on the recycling portion (no surprise there, right?) of the Natural Parenting Event with our post on How to Re-Use Absolutely Anything to Grow Plants In, and since this year is all about …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Peppers

Vegetable Planting Guide for Tomatoes and Growing Tips for Fresh Garden Peppers
March 23, 2016 0 Comments

& GROWING TIPS Now tell me, what is more impressive than someone growing their own peas, corn, and lettuce, and serving it up all fresh and fancy, and all nutritious and stuff?  Give up?  Someone who grows their own peppers!   A PEPPER FIASCO  I have fond fond memories of my husband trying some crazy stupid hot …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Tomatoes

Vegetable Planting Guide for Tomatoes and Growing Tips for Fresh Garden Tomatoes
March 16, 2016 0 Comments

& GROWING TIPS My Dad loved having a potted cherry tomato plant on his doorway, and my Mom is able to create a feast worthy of royalty, with nothing in her fridge besides tomatoes.  Needless to say, they are a part of my heritage. SMELLS LIKE A TOMATO  Homemade Ketchup, Barbecue Sauce, Tomato Sauce and more are …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Lettuce Plus Growing Tips

planting schedule and growing tips for lettuce
March 9, 2016 0 Comments

& Growing Tips Lettuce right from the garden is far superior to anything you would buy off a grocery store shelf.  Don’t believe, me, just grow your own.  Not sure where to start?  Read on my friend, read on. THE PLANT JUST KEEPS GIVING  Not only can you harvest multiple times from one plant throughout …

Fantastic Foliage For Your Summer Garden

Choose these plants for foliage and more green space in your garden
March 4, 2016 0 Comments

  & The Summer Garden Blog Hop In honour of the Summer Garden (yes, Summer will come soon) and in continuation of our colour series, I’ve put together a list of five plants to plant in your summer garden, that will give you wonderful summer blooms, and wonderful foliage throughout.  We’ve talked about Blue Flowers, …

The 7 Easiest Veggies You Can Grow

Easiest Veggies You Can Grow - EVER.
March 3, 2016 0 Comments

Gardening doesn’t work for everyone all year round. But there is hope! Here are some of the easiest veggies you can grow. Ever.     If you have the right soil, the perfect climate, all the time in the world, etc… you can grow anything and you can grow it perfectly. That said, those items …

Prettiest Purple Flowers for Your Garden

Purple Flowers for your Garden
March 2, 2016 0 Comments

Spring is  on it’s way, I’m sure it is.  While we are all waiting patiently for it to get here, why not get a little more garden planning done and consider the flowerbeds, window boxes, walkways, and all types of planters that we will fill? Purple flowers are a great addition to them all for …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Broccoli

planting schedule and growing tips for broccoli
March 2, 2016 0 Comments

& Growing Tips Just like Cabbage& Cauliflower, Broccoli is also a cool-season crop, and I do not know how anybody could not like it! And you know what?  By the time I’m done writing this handy little guide for you, I’m even going to know how to spell it. Right? With Two C’s for Two Crops …

Beautiful Blue Flowers for Your Yard and Garden

Blue Flowers for Your Garden
February 29, 2016 0 Comments

I have already shared with you the Prettiest Purple Flowers – and I promised you a post in March with the Best Blue Flowers….   Beautiful Blue Flowers for your yard and garden.  These are all perennials, and I have grouped them into their bloom season, spring or summer.  Spring Blue Flowers   The hardy columbine prefers …

Vegetable Planting Schedule for Cauliflower Plus Growing Tips

vegetable planting schedule and growing tips for cauliflower
February 22, 2016 0 Comments

Just like Cabbage, Cauliflower is also a cool-season crop, and perhaps just as popular.  It’s another love it or hate it kinda veggie – and I pretty much love it.  It is awesome pickled, and equally awesome served raw with some yummy dip!  Oooh, and cooked with a bread crumb topping is superb!  But this …