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Gardening offers so many mental and physical health benefits! We hope you enjoy our gardening blog and posts related to our adventures in the garden.
For years, I’ve loved starting seeds indoors every spring to fill out a backyard garden. Recently and also in the past I have used Miracle-Gro® Potting Mixes potting soil to get our seeds started. I’ll give you my honest thoughts on this soil as a busy mama backyard gardener. Over the years, I’ve noticed Miracle…
Often, parsley is one of the most-used herbs in the kitchen. Having fresh parsley growing in the garden can be a major win! Parsley companion plants make it easier to find a good spot for your favorite herbs in the garden. If you’re looking for what to plant near parsley, you will be happy to…
Hey, not sure if you’ve noticed, but it’s time to get started with your cool weather veggies! Planting carrot seeds outside couldn’t be much easier! Try these tips on how to plant carrot seeds outside in the garden. Growing carrots from seed takes only a few moments and it is totally worth getting your kids…
Kids can learn so much from a tiny seed! Whether it’s home school or a local school garden club, gardening has a lot to bring to a child’s education. Try these school gardening club activities for winter, spring, summer, and fall gardening curriculum. If you help out with the elementary school garden club, you might…
Flowers seem to be one of nature’s greatest gifts to us. Take the time this year to celebrate National Plant a Flower Day, either by yourself or with family or friends. Planting flowers is a healthy hobby and you’re pretty much never too young or too old to start! Flowers bring so much beauty to…
Cucumbers tend to be a favorite garden plant to grow for lots of people. Fresh and crunchy, it’s great to have a healthy crop. In trying to optimize my garden layouts, I started looking for cucumber companion plants – what grows best near cucumbers! I know I would not be the only gardener to find…
Lettuce is such a healthy, easy-going plant in the garden, at least in my experience. If you’re new to growing lettuce from seed, try my tips on how to plant lettuce seeds in the garden for delicious salads all summer! Growing lettuce from seed couldn’t be easier. I’ve found direct sowing lettuce in the garden…
Prepare to be dazzled! While you may be used to traditional dark golden popcorn kernels from the store, you can actually grow and save glass gem corn seeds and other varieties of flint corn as popcorn kernels. Glass gem corn comes in gorgeous colors like pink, purple, blue, and green. It’s a kind of flint…
If you’re wondering where to grow cantaloupe in the garden, you aren’t alone. I was looking for the best cantaloupe companion plants so I can plot out my fruit and veggie gardens this year. Since I needed to know what to grow with cantaloupe, I thought you might want to get some ideas, too. This…
If you’ve ever tried growing watermelon, you’ve likely noticed it takes up quite a bit of space in the garden! I sure did, so I got to thinking about watermelon companion plants so I could maximize my growing space. I’m happy to share my favorite combinations of what to plant near watermelon and what to…