by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
A gardenless yard is a blank canvas, in my eyes. We all have an idea of what the perfect garden should look like. Some envision a perennial garden filled with roses, for some, it may be an edible garden, and others, a container garden for the patio filled with lovely...
by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Garden, Soil and Composting
Soil is one of the most important ingredients you need for a productive garden. In order to have a lush garden that grows big, juicy vegetables, you need lots of nutrients in the soil. Over the years, I have read a lot about gardening and came across the Soil Science...
by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Gardening Products
( This article first appeared in the Ready Gardens newsletter on April 19, 2018) Is everyone as busy as I am in the garden? I did a lot of prep work in Fall and I still find myself hoping I have enough time to get all of my seeds in. But the soil is starting to warm...
by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides, Uncategorized
Nothing beats the summer heat like a fresh cucumber from the garden. These sun-loving vegetables are great for first-time gardeners and easy to grow. Pickling cucumbers, like Boston Picklers are prolific when they get going and are perfect for canning, but slicing...
by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Products
Let’s just be honest for a minute. As much as we enjoy piddling in the gardening and tasting the fruits of our labor, learning some shortcuts along the way to cut down on time and sweat equity is always a plus. Over the years, I have stumbled on little gadgets...
by Tess Pennington | April 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
When I was growing up, I was lucky enough to have a grandfather who grew lots of vegetables (this is where my passion for gardening started). Without fail, every summer he would drop off bags of green beans and we would spend an afternoon breaking off the ends and...
by Tess Pennington | March 2018 | Featured, Garden, Uncategorized
Spring is a busy time for the gardener. It’s time to start cleaning up the garden space, mucking out the chicken coops, sharpening tools, starting seeds and getting that garden planted! We try and use the cooler days of Fall to get a head start on the spring...
by Tess Pennington | March 2018 | Featured, Garden
There is nothing like seeing clumps of repining super-sized tomatoes on the vine – That’s the sign of a happy, growing garden. But tomatoes can be problematic and prone to certain issues. Blossom end rot, nutritional deficiencies, blight, and invasive...
by Tess Pennington | February 2018 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
Spinach is one of the first seeds you can plant for a spring harvest and a wonderful source of Vitamin A and one of the healthiest sources minerals and nutrients that we can grow. It is considered a superfood because of all the nutrition these little leaves are packed...
