More and more people are growing their gardens in grow bags for a variety of reasons. Advantages 1. Cost: Grow bags are inexpensive. Especially if purchased at the right time of year. 2. Size: The average size used in a basic garden are from 5 to 10 gallon. The height makes it easier on those … Continue reading Planning A Grow Bag Garden
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You Can Grow Your Own Food without A Garden Space
We are planning to move from out country home to an apartment. It's devastating but necessary. We have never lived in an apartment before. Thankfully it is in a small rural town that is nearby. What we will miss the most is our big garden. I will, especially, miss my herb garden. So we are … Continue reading You Can Grow Your Own Food without A Garden Space
Gardening With Grow Bags. Why & Why Not
Before you jump in and start buying some grow bags let me share what I have learned over the last few years of using them in our garden. I get a lot of questions - like - What grows well in them and what doesn't? Will plants winter over? How to care for them? What … Continue reading Gardening With Grow Bags. Why & Why Not
A Little Yard & Garden Tour 6/2019
Nothing fancy about our garden and yard, but it might give you some ideas. We grow many things in "grow bags or pots." We got a late start this year due to extended colder weather and snow so everything is just getting going. Our garden is nearly all in pots and mostly veggies and annuals … Continue reading A Little Yard & Garden Tour 6/2019
Chives – the darling of the herb garden
Chives are a perennial. They are hardy, cold tolerant and require very minimal care once mature. Their leaves look like thin tall grass but are really hollow tubes. If you crush them you will generally smell an onion or garlic scent. I say OR because some people say it smells and taste like onions and … Continue reading Chives – the darling of the herb garden
Grow some Mint.. so many choices
The robust flavor and smell of fresh cut herbs is something we never forget. Be it cut from our own garden or offered by a friend from their's. Packaged, store bought can rarely compare in color, aroma or flavor and once you have tried garden grown it is hard to use the store bought afterwards. … Continue reading Grow some Mint.. so many choices
Lovage: Grow, Dry, Use
What's Lovage? The leaves strongly resemble celery leaves and often used as a replacement for celery. I like it better than celery. Once you have tried it you may enjoy it so much you will not be without it in your garden. Lovage is a member of the parsley family, no wait - that is … Continue reading Lovage: Grow, Dry, Use
Lovage: Lets Grow Some
What's Lovage? The leaves strongly resemble celery leaves and often used as a replacement for celery. I like it better than celery. Once you have tried it you may enjoy it so much you will not be without it in your garden. Lovage is a member of the parsley family, no wait - that is … Continue reading Lovage: Lets Grow Some
PARSLEY: Grow, Dry, Use
The robust flavor and smell of fresh cut herbs is something we never forget. Be it cut from our own garden or offered by a friend from their's. Packaged, store bought can rarely compare in color, aroma or flavor and once you have tried garden grown it is hard to use the store bought afterwards. … Continue reading PARSLEY: Grow, Dry, Use
Let’s Grow it…
I don't know what can be more magical than planting a seed and watching it turn into something that is beauty to the eye, food for the body or both. Personally, I enjoy it more than just about anything I can think of. It might be nothing more than a slip off a houseplant that … Continue reading Let’s Grow it…
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