Gardening.
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Solace from all the stress of the world around us…
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.
Strawberries are quite possibly one of the easiest fruits to grow in the garden. Simply bring home a few starter plants, water as needed, and they pretty much establish themselves. Finding good strawberry companion plants means you can find room for even more berries in your garden! Companion planting strawberries allows you to find mutually…
Thyme is a wonderful and beneficial plant to grow in the garden. Since this tasty herb is a perennial, I started looking for thyme companion plants to optimize my garden. I am glad to add a few thyme plants this year. Growing herbs in the garden improves your green thumb and enhances your cooking prowess….
Harvesting lettuce seeds is one of those garden tasks you usually end up doing on a whim. It’s fun, quick and easy to learn how to harvest lettuce seeds and I’m happy to show you how. All you need is a pair of scissors, a paper bag, and a permanent marker when collecting lettuce seeds….
Would you like to have parsley that you can use all year long? Try harvesting parsley seeds from your garden so that you can grow parsley anytime you want. It’s very easy to learn how to harvest parsley seeds, and I’m happy to show you how! After its growing season, parsley produces seeds that you…
Ugh, the winter! Why does it always feel like the growing season goes by way too quickly?! But not to fret – I’ve recently learned all about the winter sowing method and starting seeds in milk jugs during the winter, way before the last frost! Even if you don’t have your indoor growing stations set…
There’s just something so rewarding about growing citrus trees from seed! Particularly here in PA zone 6b, where we can’t grow citrus trees outdoors over the winter, it feels like a challenge and I always love a good gardening challenge. I’m excited to share my tips and experience on how to grow a clementine tree…
Dahlias used to intimidate me, but now they are one of my favorite flowers to grow! Collecting dahlia seeds puzzled me at first, as I couldn’t find the dahlia seed pods. A little exploring led me right to the seeds, though! Now I am happy to share my favorite dahlia seed collection tips with you….
When you don’t have a lot of room for gardening, or you really want to maximize on your space, try growing vertically! Garden stakes and trellises make it easy to train your favorite plants and food crops to grow upwards. Stakes for gardening come in lots of different shapes, sizes, and materials. You can enjoy…
When the rest of your garden is finally winding down, it’s just about time to start thinking about where to plant garlic in the garden. Find a few garlic companion plants and you’ll be all set to think ahead for next year’s harvest! Finding a good garlic companion plant starts with looking at your current…
Planting from seed allows you to witness one of nature’s greatest miracles one step at a time. Try my favorite seedling / paper towels germination trick so you can see the seed radicle emerge and grow up close! It’s amazing! What is a seed radicle? The radicle is the seed root that emerges from an…