It’s been a busy week in the garden. The fence guys will be here tomorrow to set posts and a few days after that our back yard garden should be up and running. In the meantime, The Girl and I have been finishing up a few small projects. We dug up the front tulip bed Read More >>
The Vegetable Garden at Monticello in Spring
Monticello. It’s my favorite place on earth. Some people like sitting on a beach or going to Disneyland, but if I could be anywhere in the world 365 days a year, it would be in the vegetable garden at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate. Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter it wouldn’t matter. I think I’ve happily Read More >>
Tips for Mapping Out Your Vegetable Garden
Now is the perfect time to map out your vegetable garden for the upcoming growing season. Basically, for newbies, you just literally draw out your space, and decide what vegetables to grow, where you want to grow them, and if you want to get fancy when you plan on planting {that way, you know if Read More >>
How To Grow Your Own Food – Mavis’ Vegetable Garden Tour
Things are really starting to heat up in the garden. For the first time this year I am starting to see tiny tomatoes forming on some of the 100 heirloom tomato plants I have growing in the raised garden beds. It’s so exciting! I’m hoping by this time next month my counter tops and windowsills Read More >>
How To Grow Your Own Food – Vegetable Garden Tour, pt 3
Last night I took a walk around the garden and snapped a few photos, and it’s a good thing I did it then. This morning, it’s raining cats and dogs, and unless it clears up later this afternoon, I think I’ll just stay indoors today and work on a few projects instead of playing in Read More >>