My vegetable garden may be put to bed but I have more than enough houseplants to keep me busy during the winter months. I have several plants which spend the summer outdoors. Before moving them inside I give them a good shower. I don’t want any bugs to come inside with the plants! I alsoContinue reading “My Garden: Getting Your Houseplants Ready For Winter”
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My Garden: Putting The Gardens To Bed
As winter fast approaches and the mornings are frosty and cold it’s time to tidy up the gardens and make sure they are ready for the winter. I’ve been busy cutting back the garden beds around the house. Some are completely done and ready for the winter. Others still need a bit of work. LuckilyContinue reading “My Garden: Putting The Gardens To Bed”
My Garden: Transplanting an Aloe
Did you enter the giveaway for the book More Food From Small Spaces? I am pleased to announce the winner today! Congratulations to Jennifer! I hope this book helps you to have success in your garden! My days of working outside in my vegetable garden have pretty much come to an end. I still haveContinue reading “My Garden: Transplanting an Aloe”
My Garden: How Prudent is my Garden?
For me gardening is a labor of love. I love working in my garden and have been growing our own food for many, many years! I’ve always said it is an excellent way to save money. But is it really? To find out I would really have to keep careful track of every penny IContinue reading “My Garden: How Prudent is my Garden?”
Fall Foliage in Vermont
Usually on Wednesdays I write about my garden or something related to gardening. However right now my garden is finished, the garlic has been planted and the rest of the garden is waiting to be tidied up and made ready for winter. Basically this means pulling up the old corn stalks and pulling up theContinue reading “Fall Foliage in Vermont”
My Garden: Freezing Herbs
I’ve written about drying herbs from my garden. Did you know that you can also freeze herbs? Herbs that have been frozen actually taste fresher than dried herbs, but only for the first four months or so after freezing. After that the flavor declines rapidly. Freezing herbs should be done in addition to drying herbsContinue reading “My Garden: Freezing Herbs”
My Garden: Saving Tomato Seeds
Have you ever had an heirloom tomato that you really enjoyed? Have you ever tried to save the seeds? Tomato seeds are one of the easiest seeds to save other than beans! Most tomato plants will not cross with another tomato due to their retracted styles. (Remember those plant parts from Biology?) This year aContinue reading “My Garden: Saving Tomato Seeds”
My Garden: Time To Plant Garlic
The end of the garden season is always a busy time of year. With children heading back to school and vegetables to harvest from the garden the days are full. While I am busy harvesting it is also the time of year to plant garlic. I find that garlic is one of the more satisfyingContinue reading “My Garden: Time To Plant Garlic”
My Garden: Heading Into Fall
We’ve had a wet summer, saw this weather map yesterday and it said we’d had over 17″ of rain this summer. No wonder it’s been so humid. I live in that blue space just above the word Vermont! Today brought cooler air and by the end of the week our nights are supposed to beContinue reading “My Garden: Heading Into Fall”
My Garden: Six Tips
Did you ever have one of those weeks where you just can’t seem to catch up? Well I’m having one of those weeks. I had good intentions to get my garlic planted this week and that would be the post for today. However it’s been a busy last ten days with my daughter and herContinue reading “My Garden: Six Tips”
Nancy on the Home Front 