Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

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Progress

Number two! (Way to hide the eyesore -- ten points for design brilliance!) Gary and Mandie have built box number two, a BIG accomplishment. And once the dirt is delivered, they will be in big business -- the melon kind. And if you know anything about melons, you KNOW they need space and lots of it. But if you're short on space, what do you do? You improvise. You get creative. You think outside the box! In Mandie's case, we plan to grow the plant in the box while allowing the ... continue reading...

Garden skinny - my personal scoop on gardening

Transplant a rose garden?

Who in their right mind would do such a thing? Me. I changed my mind. We added a screened enclosure. Life happens. My roses were too close to the wire mesh and my herbs were too far away from the kitchen. Okay, I enjoy the walk out to the garden. That's not it. Truth is, they didn’t work well with my rotation schedule AND while I’m cooking dinner and feel the urge for some fresh herbs, it’s easier when they’re located right around the corner. Makes sense, doesn’t it? In ... continue reading...

Garden skinny - my personal scoop on gardening

Potato or Potata?

Frittata, masha o potata fritta, it doesn’t matter. Potatoes are THE crop to grow. Especially for all you first timers. It’s really hard to mess up this crop -- believe me -- I’ve come close, several times. But they still come up daisies, even when they’re pushing daisies. As I mentioned before, my potato princesses died during the long hard freeze of January 2010. A sad day, but salvation came in the form of their babies. They survived! Amazing, but true. I planted these ... continue reading...

Garden coaching - watch how easy you TOO can have your very own garden!

We have sprouts!!!

It’s working! Yahoo! And what a thrill. Discovering your first sprouts is a great day -- especially for the boys. “Look mom! There’s a potato! And there’s another one! “ Wow. They really are growing. While it was exciting last week with the addition of transplants, the added greenery a major boost to morale during the throes of winter (oh, waah -- as if Floridians actually knew anything about winter) but now we have proof positive Mandie has a green thumb! Could be a simple example of ... continue reading...

Garden coaching - watch how easy you TOO can have your very own garden!

So far so good

Mandie survived her first week! Okay, not a major feat at this point but it is encouraging. Cold temps, good rain, it's been easy. See? I told you there was nothing to it. Literally. Though she did install this nice trellis. When her conch peas shoot from the ground, they're going to need something to grab a hold of and this is an easy, portable and reusable way to go. Unfortunately, there's not much excitement in an empty garden box. But it's only the first week. Most plants don't ... continue reading...

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