Gardening
R is home and doing well with his new hip. We have been teasing him about being the bionic man. Seriously, he is doing very well considering and other than an intermittent fever, recovery has been smooth. I am very glad not to be running back and forth to the city which is an hour [...]
The following ad on Craig’s list caught my attention this morning because it had a word that I had never heard before. gleaning for 8mth unemployed family (central VA) Have any fruit trees that you no longer collect the fruit or perhaps don’t have the time or health to do the picking? I am a [...]
In order to get the best head start on gardening this year, I am going to be starting seeds indoors. Many of the vegetable plants do well started inside where you can baby the young plants and then transplanted into the garden when the ground is warm enough. I am trying to decide which seed [...]
by eam31 It’s January and in most places it’s cold and snowy. It hardly seems the time to be thinking about gardening, however, this is the time to start planning your garden. Good planning now means that you might have vegetables earlier in the year. Now is the time to order seed catalogs, plan what [...]
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It’s Christmas time and I wanted to give my readers a special gift. I know that it’s a bit cold and wintery to be thinking about a garden but it’s my favorite way to beat the winter blues. I start thinking about what I want to grow in the garden and searching seed catalogs in [...]
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Has the high price of food got you thinking about growing your own vegetables? Can’t wait to get started? You don’t have to wait! It’s not too late in many parts of the US. There are numerous different vegetable plants that can be grown in the cooler months. Check with your local extension agent to [...]
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I thought it was time to update everyone on the garden of frugality. In an effort to save money, eat better and become more self sufficient, I planted several rather creative gardens. My salad garden has lettuce, carrots, spinach, radishes and onions planted in a children’s swimming pool. In the last week, I have [...]
by Ralph Hockens If you have no room to garden and don’t think a few pots will be enough, try finding some like minded neighbors and start a community garden. Community gardens go back to the 1940′s when the U.S. Government requested that people plant Victory Gardens to provide their own fruits and vegetables according [...]
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by bjmccray The cost of everything is going up! That doesn’t come as news to anyone and it is a reality that we all deal with daily. How do you make ends meet when your income doesn’t go up as fast as your cost of living? Many people are returning to a trend that became [...]
After finishing the container garden article this morning, I walked out my backdoor and lo and behold, the perfect container for my square foot garden was staring at me. I have walked by it every day all winter and my only thought was to take it to the dump. When I said ANYTHING could be [...]
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