The day before the free pot episode, I ordered a few yards of potting soil for the greenhouse. After all, the free buckets in the greenhouse need to be filled, and since I’m not in the business of growing dirt, I had to truck some in. The only problem was, as soon as it was Read More >>
How to Grow Your Own Food: Repotting Tomato Seedlings
I spent yesterday morning re-potting 120 117 of my heirloom tomato plants. I had 3 casualties. Not bad. Re-potting tomato seedlings really gets me excited about gardening. There is no greater taste on earth than biting into a real, sun ripened, heirloom tomato grown right in your very own backyard. Caution: Growing your own tomatoes Read More >>
Planting Tomato Seeds With Grow Lights
I spent my entire morning planting heirloom tomato seeds. Enough for 120 plants. I hope I’ll have enough {seriously, what if it’s not enough?}. I have big plans to can salsa, tomato sauce, maybe even try to can some homemade ketchup and BBQ sauce as well. Bottom line… I need a boat load of tomatoes. Read More >>
How to Feed Your Family For $100 a Month
Last week was rather boring. No huge grocery hauls or anything out of the ordinary. I did however spend a lot of time working in the garden. Shoveling dirt and penciling down my garden plans were how I spent most of my week. Here is what I purchased this week: Albertsons $5.58 Please accept my Read More >>
Mavis Asks: Do You Use Grow Lights?
I have never used a grow light before but I am considering buying this Hydrofarm 4-Foot Jump Start T5 Grow Light Systemto get a jump-start on my heirloom tomatoes. I’m just not sure if it would make enough of a difference to justify the cost.I have been starting tomatoes from seed for years and have Read More >>
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