My Greenhouse! Full of Hope & Magic!

My Greenhouse! Full of Hope & Magic!

Greenhouses are places filled with hope and touched with magic.  On a cold, snowy February day, walking into my greenhouse is like waking into spring. Filling flats with my own potting soil, placing seeds into that lovely soil, adding a label, and watering everything...
It’s Strawberry Season!

It’s Strawberry Season!

My strawberry beds are loaded with strawberries! Some of my grandkids and I enjoyed a hearty snack walking through the garden this morning.  I taught them to pull the leaves back and find treasure! And I have a brand new recipe, from a sweet family member, that has...
Make This if Your Garden is Winding Down!

Make This if Your Garden is Winding Down!

The weather has turned a bit here in Tennessee.  The Summer Garden is winding down and it’s time to start pulling spent plants and plants we just don’t want anymore (can anyone say zucchini?) and begin planting for a fall garden. Think, greens, brassicas,...
Garden Bed Building

Garden Bed Building

I will write in detail soon about our attempt at gardening differently this year soon.  Our garden was being consumed by Bermuda Grass and we haven’t found a natural way to combat that.  If you know one please share! We never used to have Bermuda grass –...
Need some gardening help?

Need some gardening help?

When we moved to the farm I knew nothing about gardening. I mean nothing! I didn’t know that there were cool season crops and warm season crops. I thought you went out one day, put all the seeds in the ground and waited for the bounty to begin! I bought some...
Miss me? In the last 10 days….

Miss me? In the last 10 days….

There has been a lot of ditch digging happening in the garden area.  Full garden post coming soon!  We’re trying something new after 20 years of gardening in raised beds and I’m excited to share it with you. This happened in the greenhouse – natural...