Ready for your Spring Garden?

March 17th is the planting date (in Zone 7a) for Broccoli, Collards, Kale, Red and Green Cabbage, Spinach, Orach, and Cauliflower. With the exception of the Orach, all of these plants will need some sort of protection from Cabbage Worm, especially if you’ve...

Evolution.

February 2009 I moved into my home. I built the first things I had ever built, 6 square raised beds. There are nails sticking out of the ends and they are a little bit crooked because I didn’t brace the corners. But they’re still holding on. I keep them...

It’s been a long, productive spring..

It’s the summer solstice, a time where we can really start the look forward to harvest. Despite a slow start to the year, my corn is tall and luscious, the tomatoes, potatoes and string beans are flowering, the blueberries are all starting to blush. Business has...

A vehicle that’s not afraid of some dirt.

I’ve got a Camry. It’s my family car. My family is not very happy with the amount of dirt in it, hahaha. My goal is to get a vehicle that can hold my tools, the occassional raised bed AND of course, some serious dirt, compost and manure. I’ve got a...

A day that might feel like spring…

Today is a good spring day. Not like we had last week. Today is a day that someone might actually see themselves strapping on their boots, grabbing their gloves and heading out to the garden. And thank goodness because really…we were all getting sick of winter!...