I planted roughly 9,000 onions in one of my 14×4 foot raised beds. And I noticed somethings very strange. Something was moving my onions around. I’m used to lots of chicken related garden damage, and that wasn’t the case here. The ground wasn’t disturbed at all. But the onions were moved around, completely randomly. This […]
I do a lot of gardening. I have a flower garden that runs the length of the house, several smaller areas scattered around and of course the orchard and vegetable garden. I do 99% of the work by hand with a small collection of gardening tools. The only power tools are the push mower and […]
When the options are limitless it can be really hard to decide on what to plant in your garden. Over the years I’ve figured out how to narrow down my options so I can have the garden of my dreams without overwhelming myself. One of the biggest mistakes a beginner gardener can make is trying to […]
There seems to be a lot of hybrid plant shaming going around. Many (most?) garden bloggers are all about the heirloom seeds, which I understand and support. But it makes me sad that hybrid seeds are so demonized. They really don’t deserve it. Hybrid vegetable seeds have a lot of benefits and there are several […]
Growing a vegetable garden is an exciting prospect. It can also be overwhelming. This post is aimed at beginner vegetable gardeners but I think even the old pro’s can get something from it. Trying to Do Too Much This is hands down the number one reason your garden will fail. I still struggle with this […]
