I signed up for an online class about Virginia native plants several months ago sort of on a whim. I really signed up for it because of the words "Virginia" and "plants" and thought it would be great to learn more. Well, I missed the key word, which is native. It has...
When I started my garden, I had a fence using T posts and plastic deer fence. It worked for deer but didn't keep out smaller animals that would come in underneath it. This year, since I was expanding the garden, I wanted to improve the deer fence as well. We decided...
If you have many different types of plants that you are growing, it can get confusing. I will show you how to organize your seed packets and all of your plant details, while making the information easily accessible from anywhere. I will also give you my template to...
After battling cabbage worms and losing, I decided to eliminate the problem by creating my own row cover hoops, which also work for frost protection, too. After setting up the row cover, I had no issues whatsoever with my next batch of cole crops. I even saw the pesky...
For years, I wanted a bigger garden than my tiny little 4 x 6 patch. I got caught up in decision paralysis, but my biggest quandary was where would I put a bigger garden? I didn't feel like I had the ideal spot on a small suburban lot with a wide, shallow, angled and...
I have dabbled in gardening for around 10 years with a tiny little patch on the side of my house. 2020 was the year that I finally stopped dreaming of a bigger garden and started digging. I started with a simple goal -- I wanted to grow food to eat, but the garden...