The Spring and Summer flowers have come and gone. Watermelon displays have been replaced with pumpkins. Mums line the entry of every grocery store. School has started and leaves are beginning to fall. Summer really is coming to an end, and before we know it the holiday season will be underway. While I adore Autumn,… Read More Gorgeous Dahlias in Bloom
Despite the flooding in our community garden plot, the season wasn’t a complete failure. The green beans in our yard are never-ending and you’re looking at a beautiful heirloom that made its way into a simple caprese salad tonight. I picked this tomato about a week ago even though it wasn’t quite ready. It was… Read More Homegrown Heirloom Tomatoes
The storm came out of nowhere, and so did the flood. New Jersey is no stranger to thunderstorms, but quite honestly they happen so often around here I paid no attention to the forecast. Before I knew it, we had a power outage and torrential rain. Oh yeah, and flooding. Lots of flooding. Unfortunately, that… Read More Saying farewell to the vegetable garden for the year
This week, my husband and I decided on a whim to plant a blueberry bush at our house. We saw some on sale at Whole Foods, but I ended up going to a local garden center and found a “Bountiful Blue” bush that already had tiny green berries starting to ripen. I did some research… Read More How to Keep the Birds off your Blueberry Bushes
Shhhh… Don’t tell anyone, but our “I’m so proud we grew everything from seeds” vegetable garden has a few late additions. No, I didn’t plant more seeds. It’s too late in the season for that. Rather than staring at a sad blank space where our failed strawberries remain, I went and bought three already-started seedling… Read More Better late than never- Newest additions to our veggie garden
Well, folks… I’m happy to report our very first heirloom tomato is growing! Before we know it, we’ll be enjoying the fruits of our labor and biting into a big, fat, juicy tomato. Now that it’s been a couple of weeks, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to give a “progress report” on our… Read More Vegetable and home garden update- What’s working, what’s not
It’s been a couple of weeks since I planted, so we’re beginning to see growth in both the community garden and at our home. This year, I’m taking a “throw everything against the wall and see what sticks” approach, and I don’t expect every crop to be bountiful. I just hope the yard looks nice… Read More Vegetable and flower update- The seeds are germinating
Let’s get one thing straight. The longer I spend in this garden, the more I realize how clueless I am. How hard can it be to grow vegetables? You drop the seeds in the ground and they grow, right? Let’s hope so. I finally had the opportunity to start prepping the garden last night. Fortunately… Read More The Community Garden Plot – Part 2
I’m eagerly awaiting the day I can plant the remainder of our vegetables and fruits in our community garden. The soil is prepped, but they haven’t mapped out our individual spots yet. Hopefully they’ll finish today since there’s rain in the forecast for the remainder of the week, but in the meantime I thought I’d… Read More The Community Garden Plot- Part 1
This year (just like last) I bought all seeds to start our vegetable garden… With the exception of tomatoes. Rather than starting them indoors, I bought little seedling plants and put them straight into the ground. A few things I learned last year should be highlighted so I don’t make the same mistakes again. First…… Read More Three varieties of tomatoes and lessons learned from last year
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