Easy Vermicomposting
What is vermicomposting? It’s raising and breeding worms to use to break down your garden and your compost. But even more than that, as the worms break down the soil and the debris in there, they’re fertilizing! And the fertilizer made by worms is exactly what your garden needs. Raising worms is easy and fun […]
It’s Planting Time!
August means it’s time to do a lot of things. It’s time to harvest saw palmetto berries. It’s time to harvest grapes. It’s time to rake the pond of the crazy amount of algae that grows there. It’s time to dream of much, much cooler weather while we’re doing all of this outdoor tasks. And it’s […]
Grape Pickin’
We’ve been in our house for almost two years, but I keep finding new and exciting things around our property. At the end of spring, the blackberries were everywhere. We had so much fun finding their plants (which are not bushes here in Florida) and picking the berries. They were everywhere!
Popcorn Harvest
This year we planted popcorn. I have always wanted to plant popcorn and because of it’s location in the garden, the chickens left it alone….one of the only things they left alone. Last week we harvested the corn. We didn’t have many ears and they didn’t get very big, but that didn’t matter to us. […]
The Garden
It’s happening! The plants have grown. The flowers have come. And now, the veggies are following behind. Yay! This garden has been a very big undertaking. I wanted a large garden because it only makes sense for us. But the soil has been so difficult to figure out. And finally there lots of little signs […]
In the Garden
I love this time of year! The windows and doors are kept open while the warm breeze blows gently through the house, bringing the sounds and sweet smells bustling in with it. And at the same time, the garden has been requiring attention because it’s planting season!
In the Garden
It’s planting time! I have been looking forward to this for such a long time. Every time I worked in my old tiny raised gardens. Every time I went to the grocery store to buy expensive, organic produce. Every time I drove 40 minutes to pick up produce from the coop…I thought about it. And […]
Harvest Time!
Since our visit from Jack Frost, a lot of our plants have died–those who are true Southern plants that can’t hack the freezing temps. They always come back, but my real concern was the vegetable garden.
Raised Garden Beds – Part 2
I’m probably way to excited about my second raised garden being put in this past week. But for two reasons: 1. We have another fantastic place to grow some tasty, organic veggies. and 2. My wonderful husband did the entire thing without me even asking him to do it. He made time, got all the […]
How to Grow a Pineapple Plant
A few days ago, I shared my not so extensive knowledge on regrowing lettuce. Another fantastic plant that can be easily regrown is the pineapple! I didn’t know either!!! It’s so very easy.
