Tag Archives: gardening
No space for pumpkins? Grow them in a bag.
Reasons you should be growing a vegetable garden this spring
Thinking of a vegetable garden? It’s time to plant seedlings and plan rows
Right now, our garden area is under about four feet of snow, but we’re planning our garden anyway. It’s February, so that means it’s time for us to start seedlings for the food we can get into the ground early. It’s also time for us to plan our rows, organize our seeds, and make a […]
It’s January in Maine: Time to plan your garden
My husband and I will be embarking on our fifth organic garden journey this spring, and this year, we’re planning ahead. Every year, we learn a little more about growing our own food, and while my husband specializes in the soil preparation in early spring, I specialize in dreaming about what we will plant and […]
Frugality and gardening: How to save your seeds
On Learning the Truth About My Gardening Skills
This year’s going to be the fourth summer my husband and I do a big vegetable garden together. Right now, we have only the peas, carrots, potatoes, and onions in the ground, but in Maine, this is to be expected. It was pretty chilly until last week. Sometimes, I forget that growing up in Texas […]