Last week I had the opportunity to visit the most unusual cutting garden called The Song Garden Flower Farm and Tea House of Cornish. You can find more information on their website or their blog. It was a glorious day, perfect for an adventure with a girlfriend. The Song Garden is easy to find andContinue reading “My Garden: The Song Garden”
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My Garden: And Then There Were Three
In May we purchased six guinea fowl to help with the bug control in our garden. Almost immediately we lost one. Don’t know what caused the death one day it was fine and the next day it was dead. However the rest of the gunieas continued to thrive and were perfectly content to be raisedContinue reading “My Garden: And Then There Were Three”
My Garden: August Update
The summer seems to by flying by. It has been a challenging growing season this year. First we had an abundance of rain followed by days of extremely hot and humid weather. Currently the weather is beautiful, warm sunny days with cool nights. It’s been perfect weather for haying our field. Despite the varied weather thisContinue reading “My Garden: August Update”
My Garden: Compost Bin Update
Last year we made a wonderful three-bin composter. Over the summer and into the fall we would layer weeds and chicken shavings into the bins. We didn’t spend enough time turning the pile or even paying much attention to the bins. The problem with this is that turning your pile may mean all the differenceContinue reading “My Garden: Compost Bin Update”
My Garden: The Spoon Trick
Today I am sharing a little trick to harvest your herbs! I have a new herb garden this year right outside my kitchen door. Very convenient for me, to say the least. I used to hand pick the herb leaves from their stems, which was slow work and often inefficient. Then I discovered that IContinue reading “My Garden: The Spoon Trick”
My Garden: Rain, Rain Go Away!
It seems like the sun hasn’t shown for weeks! I feel like I’m living in a rain forest. The good news is I don’t have to water. The bad news, the weeds are taking over! Despite all the rain my new herb garden is doing very well. The tomatoes have blossoms! The cucumbers and theContinue reading “My Garden: Rain, Rain Go Away!”
My Garden: Guinea Fowl Update
It seems like just a few days ago that we picked up our baby guinea fowl (keets). We kept them in a box in our garage for a few weeks, then moved them into a very large box with our six baby chicks and finally last week we moved them all into the barn. ThereContinue reading “My Garden: Guinea Fowl Update”
My Garden – Beneficial Bugs
Not all insects are harmful to your garden! One of the best ways to control peats in the garden is to encourage their natural enemies. Here are a few of the most common beneficial insects. Ladybugs There are more than 400 species of lady beetles found in North America. Most ladybugs feed on aphids andContinue reading “My Garden – Beneficial Bugs”
My Garden: Repel Pests Naturally
If you spend any time in the hardware store or garden center looking at your options for controlling pests you will see numerous bottles marked with “poison” or “toxic” and details how to reach the poison control hotline if there is a problem. It’s enough to make you decide to live with the pests! HoweverContinue reading “My Garden: Repel Pests Naturally”
My June Garden
June in Vermont is a beautiful month. The weather can be a little crazy, snow flurries one weekend followed by temperatures in the 90s the next. For the most part the days are sunny and the nights cool. This morning the temperature was 39 degrees F, just a little cold. My plants are not goingContinue reading “My June Garden”
Nancy on the Home Front 