As gardeners, we rely on recommendations from fellow gardeners for products that work. In the past year, I've had the opportunity to try...

The squirrels know, the geese go, the light long, beauty abounds. Take a stroll through my garden. Late bloomers! The bunnies got to this...

Tools and tips to get rid of weeds without chemicals. Cobrahead, boiling water and mulch.

Best vacation ever for a gardener! Four fun-filled days visiting 20 vastly different amazing spaces. What a wonderful experience to visit...

Using second year straw for growing sweet potatoes and other root vegetables. Straw Bale Gardening Part 4

Organic Homegrown Ecstasy - My Beautiful Compost.

Building a Pollinator Garden It's the last week of April in Wisconsin, the biting damp wind chills my bones. I miss Colorado, it feels...

I love the versatility of using straw in the vegetable garden. The benefits of strawbale gardening are many as seen here . Perhaps my...

Contrary to Kermits melancholy tune, it's easier to be green than you might think. We can compost our waste, practice organic gardening,...

A beautiful maiden refused the advances of the Sun and was turned into a chicory flower

Carrots are food for people, bees, birds, butterflies and bunnies as well as fertilizer for compact soil.

Last week my bales were delivered! We are still two months away from planting in Wisconsin and I haven't even started my tomato seeds or...

It's always fun to try something new. I indulged in a tabletop mushroom kit. Easy to grow indoors. I guess I assumed they could grow in a...

Let's talk about money. Each year I try to curb my expensive addiction to gardening. I have spent hundreds of dollars each spring,...

After much research, I decided to try Wondercide. I wanted something that wouldn't harm bees, butterflies and birds.

This is my 3rd year of organic vegetable gardening with straw bales.

Best bunny hack - plant bush beans in a straw bale! Easy to pick and protection from the rabbits. As a test, I planted eggplant and peppers

What can you do to celebrate Earth Day? Look around at what needs to be done in your neighborhood. Plant some seeds, get involved, create a

Most gardeners need to go through the work of seeding and sowing every year. This year I decided to try growing mushrooms.

My watermelon seeds sprouted in 10 days.