Spring rains and the arrival of our newest little one postponed the final planting in our garden about a week or so. But it’s finally finished, save for succession plantings, and no one even missed me! The children, particularly Jacob, who had a birthday this week and turned 5!!, stepped right in and filled my…
A small break in the dreary, rainy weather we’ve been having lately afforded us the opportunity to spend a day this weekend working in the garden. Finally!!! I had planned to have these particular crops in two weeks ago!! We* built, installed, and filled the raised beds. To save a bit of money on the…
Learn how much water your soil can hold by testing garden clay content with a DIY test (soil fractional analysis) to measure clay, sand, and silt in soil.
I recently tried a gardening product from a popular company, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Bone Meal, and I wanted to share my experience for the benefit of my fellow gardening friends. “Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Bone Meal is an organic phosphorous supplement, ideal for promoting vigorous root and flower growth or correcting a phosphorous deficiency in your garden…
My review of the book Gardening When it Counts
A moist chocolate cake studded with cherries and frosted with whipped cream, Black Forest Cake baked from scratch is an impressive dessert.