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So you missed out on summer gardening…
If you missed out on gardening this summer, don’t sweat it. It was hot – very hot – and the mosquitoes are still biting. However, now you have two options. You can either go ahead and plant some fall crops, or you can skip that all together and begin to prepare your soil for the spring. If you are starting a new in-ground garden (not a raised bed), I suggest you wait to plant. Because our garden was brand-spankin-new this…
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When to Scrap a Veggie Plant
SCRAPPED. Seasonal vegetable plants in the kitchen garden are typically annuals that experience a time of peak production before tapering off for the season. Occasionally, I’ve had plants take a mid-season break before having a second burst of production, which this makes me hesitant to scrap my plants before they are clearly dead. However, as I’ve learned to extend the growing season with fall crops and overwintered crops, a square foot of garden space becomes valuable real estate that I…
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Giveaway! Kids Konserve Reuseable & Waste-Free Lunch Sack from Annie’s
I love hearing about companies using creative marketing to both endorse their products and raise environmental awareness. Annie’s Homegrown is doing just that with a reusable, recycled cotton lunch sack promotion. The sack is generously sized, has a spot on the back for the child’s name, and has a velcro closure at the top. Here is their press release. Annie’s Homegrown, Stonyfield YoKids, Honest Kids and Seventh Generation have teamed up to help families toss their brown bags this back-to-school season by…
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Beauty Confessions of an Avid Gardener
This is a different direction than I normally take on this blog, however, I am a woman (hopefully there was no surprise there) and I do care about my appearance. I take a little pride in being comfortable in dirt, and I like the way some of my male friends not yet fully acquainted with my type seem taken aback by my confidence in my casual approach to dress, talk, and sometimes parenting. For instance we had guests over for…
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A Little Pickin’
This morning’s walk through the garden gave me a couple handfuls of produce. It’s always awkward when there is just one okra pod to pick. Seriously, what do I do with one pod? The okra have been slow getting starting, but a time will come soon where I have a nice pile to chop, batter and freeze for frying later. I am still eating down last years harvest! The potato plants were all yellowed and the new leaves were yellowing…
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Spring Fling Giveaway: KidCo BabySteps Deluxe Food Mill with Travel Tote
Now that your garden is on its way to being planted and giving you juicy homegrown food, consider how wonderful it will be to feed the little ones in your life food from your own garden! I’m really excited to share my experience with today’s Spring Fling Giveaway product, the BabySteps KidCo Deluxe Food Mill with Travel Tote. I used to make baby food for the Man-child when he was little, but my previous process always involved tearing up the…
