I've been devouring all the informational resources I can get my hands on lately when it comes to learning more about regenerative...

Do you know if your seeds are still viable? How long do seeds remain viable before expiring? Checking your seed stash for expiration is...

If you are anything like me, early spring blooms bring you all the joy after a dreary winter. To ensure I have lots of early flowers each...

I spent years gardening without drip irrigation, which looking back makes me shake my head. Why did I not add this time saving and plant...

Every Gardener needs a place to sit and relax after working in the garden; a place to admire all of his/her hard work Sitting in the...

A 10 month old Avocado tree I'm a sucker for free plants and anything I can grow from something I would normally throw away is especially...

The first year I tried growing Sweet Peas was a fail in the worst kind of way. I did zero research on Sweet Peas and had no idea what I...

One of my 2021 gardening goals is to start EVERYTHING I grow from seed. To be able to accomplish this goal I need a seed starting station to house all the seedlings, keep them warm enough for germination, and provide light at the proper height to avoid leggy plants. You can set up a seed starting station anywhere in your house really. It doesn't have to be as big as you see here, or it could be bigger. There are so many options online for shelving and lights that you can find

I don't know about you guys, but the long, dark months from November to March find me searching for garden related activities that are gardening related while I wait for my spring garden to kick off. It feels good to be doing things that I know will benefit my garden next year. I have put together the activities I have been doing or have done this winter. Hopefully, some of these can help you get your gardening fix while we all patiently (or impatiently!) await Spring. Start

I finally sat down with my husband, Jeff, to get all the details on our rain barrel situation. I now know more than I ever wanted to know about rain barrels! One thing I wish I was still in the dark on is how much money has been spent on our five rain barrels and other materials....So, if you are wanting a large scale water harvesting system, be prepared to invest some dough. Our rain harvesting system is my husband's passion, but our journey started when I purchased a 50 gal

Vermicomposting is also known as worm composting. The worms consume kitchen waste and bedding and turn it into usable compost in the forms of their poop (worm castings) When I first started vermicomposting, I decided to make my own worm bin using 5 gallon buckets I already had on hand (for some reason we always have a ton of 5 gallon buckets). I have since changed up my bin to a differenty DIY one which I learned from Rhonda Sherman who wrote "The Worm Farmer's Handbook." I

Pesto is one of my favorite things to make from the basil in my garden, however, with basil growing just a few months out of the year I...

Composting is a popular way to turn yard and kitchen waste into a usable soil amendment for your garden. Hot composting is a much faster composting method that focuses on the microbial activity to decompose the material. The key to hot compost is the right mix of browns and greens, air and moisture. Brown to green ratio should be 25-30:1. This ratio has always seemed hard to put into practice. What does 30:1 really look like? To make things easier just add 1/3 green to 2/3

Usually when I think of scones, I think of extremely dry, almost stale pastries. If you feel the same way, and you have never had a fresh baked scone, it is no wonder. Homemade scones are so different than what you will find in a chain coffee shop. While I have tried my hand at many different types of baked goods, I had never made scones until a few years ago. It's probably because for some reason scones just sound difficult. This recipe is anything but difficult. I promise.

The one question I get most often about our garden shed we built during quarantine is, "Did you use a kit?" The answer is no. This garden shed was dreamed up by my daughter and evolved into its current state through lots of changes and decisions on the fly. I want people to know that you don't have to have building experience to build something like our garden shed. I'm hopeful that sharing how we built the B Barn and what we learned along the way will encourage others to tr

Have you made sourdough bread yet? It was definitely The Thing to bake during quarantine, and I decided to give it a try as well. I have finally after a few months figured out what works for me which has been combining several different methods into my own. If you try your hand at sourdough, I urge you to figure out what works best for you and not be scared to veer off the "formula" a bit. These are the things you will need to get started; sourdough starter, a digital food s