After almost 5 years, we have decide to convert some of the garden sections to raised beds. After the crazy heavy rains and flooding we have had... we have lost potatoes in the ground and other crops due to the soaking wet ground...we are going to try some raised beds. This way, the roots [...]
Blacktail Mountain Watermelon
Meet the Blacktail Mountain Watermelon. This was our first time growing these and they did OK. I will definitely plant them again next year too. These are on the smaller, more personal size (like a Sugar Baby) but I didn't have any luck with the Sugar Baby. We have cut into the first one [...]
Bunching Onions
Here is a patch of our bunching onions that did well. These were actually getting old in the ground (about 9 months since seed)...so time to harvest and use. We decided to shred them up and dry in the dehydrator to save for later.
Sweet Potatoes in Wood Chips
If you are a gardener, you experiment. Period. If you don't experiment, you are not a true gardener (I am joking). This is one of those experiments... growing sweet potatoes in a container of wood chips. The wood chips are free (from ChipDrop.com) and I have plenty to spare...plus I saw this on YouTube [...]
Herb Spotlight – Broadleaf Plantain
Broadleaf Plantain ( Plantago Major) is one of the best all-around herbs you can learn, grow and use. Although most people call it a “weed”, its not a weed. For that matter, many “weeds” are not weeds and are actually herbs to use and help us in our every day lives but since there [...]
Soil Sifter Build
Sifting soil is one of the manual choirs of gardening that we all have to take part in. We buy or construct a hand-sifting box and shake our soil ingredients into the perfect size and texture. I have small hand-made ones and small purchased ones as well that I have used for several years. [...]
Starter Tables – A necessity for all gardeners
One of the first things a beginner gardener learns as they are sowing multiple seed trays, watering, tending to the babies is WHERE to put things. Sometimes gardeners can be a little on the “creative” side of the brain so not much thought is worked on to where and how to organize all this [...]
Greenhouse Build
After 2 years into this veggie garden project, we decided we needed a greenhouse. Now this can be a complicated subject and lots to consider – cost, benefits, cons, etc… but I will try to keep it simple for this post. We wanted a dedicated space we could work on trays, mixing soil, keeping [...]
It’s a New Day
Fast forward to today (June 2025) and things have come a long way. We have several different garden sections of veggies, pollinator flowers, herbs, and even making our own compost. We still don’t know it all, but we know what we are doing now. We trust the Lord through it all and pray everyone [...]
Dismal Beginning
Well…we all have to start somewhere. Not knowing anything, we started from scratch and what the advertising pushed us into of course. Peat pellets, which includes peat pots, is what you see above. Our first “attempt” at stating something from seed. We read and followed directions and had them in a warm location (window [...]