Brown Thumb Gardener – Composting 101 (It’s All You Need to Know)

I first learned about compost years ago, but at the time I had no interest in gardening so I quickly forgot anything I learned. A few years ago, when I first made a small attempt at gardening, I decided that we needed to compost. Using other garden blogs as my … Continue reading

Brown Thumb Gardener: Diatomaceous Earth

The garden is growing beautifully, helped along by almost a week of lovely rain. The pole beans are almost 5 feet tall already, and the basil and cucumbers are getting bushier by the day. The carrots, so slow in starting, are really beginning to show their stuff, and the chard … Continue reading

Brown Thumb Gardener – What A Difference A Week Makes

Last week I gave a progress report for May. Not a whole lot had happened since I planted everything, which was why I hadn’t updated throughout the month. I’d basically decided that a Monthly Update was how this series was going to go. What a difference a week makes! Apparently, … Continue reading