A couple years ago we planted our cabbages and were all excited to harvest them later on in the season. What we ended up with, though, was a headache and very little actual cabbage. It was practically useless. Despite our best efforts, cabbage worms got to our crop and destroyed it. These tiny little beasts…
10 Vegetables to Plant in Your Spring Garden
Spring, I anxiously await its arrival every year. After a long winter season stuck indoors, fighting with frozen water, and trying to keep the flock alive, it’s a welcome relief. While stuck inside during the cold, winter months I often plan our garden. And, of course, the spring garden is the first of those plans….
Complete Guide to Growing Sugar Snap Peas
I love garden fresh sugar snap peas. They’re one of my favorite things to munch on while tending to the garden. They’re delicious pods are perfect for stir fries and the peas are perfect in soups and stews. They’re also the perfect vegetable for this crazy, completely unpredictable weather we’ve been having! They’re cold and…
7 Ways to Improve Your Garden Soil
We all know that the overall success of your garden depends upon the health of the soil you plant in. But, if you’re anything like me. You don’t have much in the way of soil when starting out a new garden. More along the lines of yucky, clay-like dirt-resembling matter. That’s not gonna grow plants…
How to Prepare a New Garden Bed
When we moved to our new homestead at the end of 2016 there wasn’t any garden bed. Not even a little spot dug out to grow some amazing food. We knew when we moved in that we wanted a large garden the coming spring, but moving that late in the year, me being 5 months…
