by Tess Pennington | October 2021 | Featured, Garden Recipes
My sister called me up last week and asked if I would like some of the green beans from her garden. She had packed all that her freezer could handle of her Blue Lake Bush Green Beans, and was desperate to get rid of some. This year I didn’t get the green beans planted...
by Tess Pennington | August 2020 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides, Uncategorized
Hopefully, by now, you have gotten some of your fresh vegetables and enjoyed some and started your new fall garden. However, it’s August, and the end of growing season approaches, so there are 10 things you should do in your garden before the month is over!...
by Tess Pennington | July 2020 | Featured, Garden Recipes
In a previous article, we wrote about how there are some summer vegetables that can still be started in July. By doing so, you create a bumper crop to enjoy even more summer bounties. Once your bumper crop has been harvested, you will have a plethora of fresh produce...
by Tess Pennington | July 2020 | Featured, Gardening Guides
Seeds, as minuscule as they are, have the ability to provide us with continued sustenance. One of the greatest advantages of heirloom or open-pollinated seeds is at the end of the garden season the seeds can be collected, dried, and safely stored for future harvests....
by Tess Pennington | July 2020 | Featured, Garden
Now that we are full-blown into the summer months, most gardens have already been planted, and some are likely already being fruitful. But don’t forget, you can start a bumper crop and plant more vegetables in July that will produce before the first freeze....
by Tess Pennington | July 2020 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Products
Gardeners are often given the advice to sprinkle diatomaceous earth (DE) around plants to deter pests. But what is DE? How does it help? Is it harmful? We’ll answer all those questions and more hopefully! So what is DE? Diatomaceous earth (DE) is...
by Tess Pennington | June 2020 | Featured, Garden
A tell-tale sign of a happy garden is to see it brimming with activity from nature. In fact, one way to tell if your garden is going to b successful is how many butterflies and bees like to hang around your plants. We all know that butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees...
by Tess Pennington | June 2020 | Featured, Garden, Health
Gardening is good for you – not just your physical health, but your mental health too. There’s a reason, especially right now, that we love plants so much. If you have a connection to nature, now is the time to cultivate your green thumb. While I was at a...
by Tess Pennington | August 2019 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides, Health, Soil and Composting, Sustainability
If the plants in your garden are not getting enough water, then they are also not getting enough nutrients to grow. Underwatering your plant is one of the worst things that can happen to your garden, but there are a few simple ways to tell if this is the case and...
