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Christmas Cookie Day!

It's CHRISTMAS COOKIE BAKING DAY! For the past few years, the ladies in my world have gathered, before Christmas to bake cookies, and catch up. When My parents grew

Making The BEST Lavender Lemon Jelly!

Making Lavender Lemon Jelly! I've been growing Lavender for 10, 15 years? Something like that. But this yer, was a first for me! I finally made something edible

My FIRST EVER Sweet Potato Growing Season!

Sweet Potato Harvest! THIS IS A FIRST for me! I've never grown Sweet Potato. I usually only eat it, once a year. It's just not my most favorite vegetable. AND, I

END of My 2024 Outdoor Growing Season

End of My Growing Season, for 2024 WAaaaaay back in February when I first started seeds for this season, this time of year was a very distant thought. At the time,

Planting Garlic NOW, for Spring Harvest

Planting Garlic Cloves I live in New England, East Coast, US, and we have longer, colder winters. We don't have mild seasons, like California, for instance, where

Making NEW Raised Garden Beds

BUILDING a NEW Raised Garden Bed "I NEED MORE!" said EVERY GARDENER EVERYWHERE! Last year, my garlic and onions were grown in Fabric Grow Bags and a small

EARLY September Gardens Tour and Update

** September Garden Tour** Right at the beginning of September, I was both about to get very busy with work, and extremely NOT BUSY! I didn't know it, but COVID

What About My Garden In The Hellish Heat of July?

Late July Tour and Harvest! SUMMER TIME, and HOT, HOT, HOT! It's very easy to start to get down and distracted when the temps turn this HOT and there's often a lot

1st Potato of 2024

MY FIRST Potato Harvest of 2024! This is my fourth? fifth year of growing Potato. Each year, I add to the Fabric Grow Bags that I use for my potato harvests. Each

The FLORIDA WEAVE for Tomato and Cucmber!

FLORIDA WEAVE for my tomato and cucumbers! With the new TRELLIS Arch, I needed a strong, flexible way to trellis my Tomato and Cucumber vines, to increase airflow

TOMATO TRELLIS Update, and Garden Tour

FINALLY! My trellis for tomato and cucumber is in place! If you've been following me, you know we had some snow and storms. After a challenging winter, I finally

Want To Grow Great Peppers?

To Get The BEST Peppers, CAREFULLY handle the seedlings! Here I show how I am transplanting my Pepper Seedlings, into their Fabric Grow Gags. I've been following

Squish, Squash, I planted my SQUASH!

Squish, Squash, I planted my SQUASH! FINALLY, getting even more in the ground! It's taken some time for the ground to warm up enough to be able to plant anything

Starting My 2024 Tomato Seeds!

Sowing My 2024 Tomato Seeds! I am going CRAZY CRAZY this time of year! SO close to gardening time, yet so far away... Right now, my time is spent sowing seeds indoors

Potting Up My 2024 Seedlings

Potting UP My Seedlings! Seed Starting is only the BEGINNING! There's so much more to do... and Potting Up my tiny seedlings, to give them room to grow is NEXT for

Starting My 2024 Onion Seeds

Sowing My 2024 Onion Seeds Here in New England, we plant LONG DAY ONIONS. The farther NORTH you are, the longer DAYLIGHT HOURS you have. We have longer days compared

Sowing My Indoor Salad Greens!

Sowing Indoor Greens Here, in New England, North East Coast of the US, I have a limited growing season, compared to say, The US South, or California. Or almost anywhere

Starting My Tomato Seeds

Starting My TOMATO Seeds! Personally, one of my favorites to grow are Tomato! I love fresh tomato. Love it on salads, on a Caprése, in salsa's and more! AND, I love

Starting My Pepper Seeds EARLY!

Sowing My Pepper Seeds Early! Each year, about February 15th, I sow my pepper seeds. The book says, 8 to 10 weeks before my average last frost is the BEST TIME to