It's been awhile since I've posted here, so I wanted to take a moment to update everyone on what I've been up to. After a million things went wrong in the garden, it has definitely taken the "back burner". This season, more than ever, it has become so apparent that I simply don't have the [...]
Fall has long been one of my favorite seasons. While I do love the heat and excitement of the summer, it is nice to slow down and relax when the temperatures begin to cool off. This sentiment also applies to the happenings in the garden, as well. Late summer and fall is the perfect time [...]
Before I started gardening, it was safe to assume that I wasn't able to recognize very many different types of plants. In fact, it was very seldom that "pre-gardening me" would have even noticed a pretty flower blooming next to me. One exception to this, however, occurred when I happened upon an insanely large planting [...]
So, in my last blog post I said that I was going to start cleaning up the garden to get it ready for fall crops. I still haven't done that. I haven't even started. A pile of things that were way more important came up, and I had to just stopping worrying about it. I'm [...]
Last week's hail storm was a mess. I was at work when it happened, and totally bummed to see the damage to the garden. Annoyed, I left the garden alone for an entire week after it was hit with tennis ball sized hail. I was interested to see what plants would and would not make [...]
It's the middle of July, and it's still insanely hot. Are you surprised? I'm not, lol. Regardless, let's take a quick look around to see what's growing in the garden. Even though there are tons of weeds in the garden, the trellis is loaded with various vines. Most of the vines are pole beans and [...]
It's July, and that means one certain thing - it's HOT. I know, somehow, I always find something to complain about. But when the heat index climbs to 112F, the last thing I want to do is go outside and work in the garden. That being said, I took a mini "vacation" and went to [...]
