It’s been quite a while since I posted anything about the gardening efforts this year. Summer suddenly seemed to start racing by sometime in mid-July, and I’ve been playing catch up in the garden ever since. Honestly, the garden wasn’t the huge success I’d hoped it would be. Oh, it … Continue reading
Well. A lot has happened in two weeks. First, the good news: I’m finally beginning to harvest the fruits of my garden! It’s really exciting to head out to the garden and come back in with handfuls of goodies. Even better is watching Zac eat some of those goodies! Our … Continue reading
It’s the end of the month, so just a quick update on gardening progress for June. Things are doing really well! Gardening is turning out to be very rewarding. The basil plants are certainly earning their keep. Here’s a photo from yesterday: I know they look a little wimpy, but … Continue reading
I’ve read that our nationwide grocery stores operate on a 3 day food supply. That means that they have a constant inflow of new food deliveries that only supply the stores with enough food to sell over a 3 day period. That thought scares a lot of people (though this … Continue reading
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
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
“Carrie, Carrie, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” Quite well, thank you! Despite getting a somewhat late start, things are just popping up all over! The potatos are going nuts! They’re just about to the point where I need to add another board and top them off with some … Continue reading
This weeks frugal tip is courtesy of my forced “green thumbing” thanks to FPIES. I have to garden this year, which means I need to get some seeds started NOW. Only, most seed starter kits use either plastic or “biodegradable” material that I’m not sure is safe for Zac. One … Continue reading
Well, I’ve been a bit distracted by all the frigid temperatures and snow on the ground, but lately, at least in Arkansas, it’s starting to resemble spring. Which means I’m already late on starting my seeds. Oops. There’s no time like the present for getting a garden going, though, so … Continue reading
My Nana was amazing. She could take a cut flower, stick it in some dirt, and in two days she’d have a full, blooming bush of flowers. Okay, I’m exaggerating. But not by much. She really did have a knack for growing things, and almost every plant she touched bloomed … Continue reading
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