Spring is very slow in coming to Vermont, especially for those of us who live close to the mountains. It has been a good maple-sugaring season but the season is nearing the end. The chickens are enjoying their time out of the coop and finding ground that is snow free! Since we lost a chickenContinue reading “My Garden: It’s April”
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My Garden: Seeds I’ve Started
I feel like I’m in a holding pattern at the moment, seeds are started but not ready to be moved to large pots yet. The garden outside is still snow covered so I can’t get to any outside work yet. So I thought I would share what I’m planting in the garden this year, orContinue reading “My Garden: Seeds I’ve Started”
My Garden: Book Review – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver Have you ever thought about what it would mean to eat only food raised locally or grown yourself or just do without? Barbara Kingsolver’s book is about a family’s journey to do just that. The book chronicles their adventures as they live on theirContinue reading “My Garden: Book Review – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle”
My Garden: Signs of Spring
In Vermont it doesn’t much look like spring unless you count the smoke curling out of the sugarhouses and the mud beginning to appear on the roads. Not much green around. However I’ve been in Connecticut for the last few weeks helping my daughter with her new baby boy! I am so lucky to beContinue reading “My Garden: Signs of Spring”
My Garden: Keeping Track of Your Seedlings
Just like taking an inventory of your freezer you want to keep track of your seeds as you plant them and your seedlings as they are transplanted. I have to admit that I am not always the best at keeping track of my plants! I usually start out well, but by the time I getContinue reading “My Garden: Keeping Track of Your Seedlings”
My Garden: Invasive Plants
For as long as people have been moving around plants and insects have been moving along with them. Often we focus on the invasive insects but today I’m talking about invasive plants. What is an invasive plant? Invasive plant is a name for a species that has become a weed pest, a plant which growsContinue reading “My Garden: Invasive Plants”
My Garden: Starting Seeds Indoors
It’s the time of the year I look forward to. As we near the end of winter it is time to start my seeds indoors. Starting vegetable plants indoors from seed can be rewarding or disastrous depending on the outcome. If you start your seeds too early you will then have to hold back theContinue reading “My Garden: Starting Seeds Indoors”
My Garden: 8 Favorite Gardening Books
Gardening and reading are two of my favorite occupations. I saw this poster online the other day and I though it was perfect. Going through my gardening books I pulled out eight of my favorite books. As you can see some of them are well loved. Taylor’s Guide to Perennials and Taylor’s Guide to Annuals.Continue reading “My Garden: 8 Favorite Gardening Books”
My Garden: Finding Beauty in February
In February my garden is covered with snow, the hills are white and there is little color anywhere. Recently we went to Billings Farm and Museum with some friends. I love visiting Billings Farm; it is a working farm with numerous animals and an operational farmhouse run as it was run in 1890. It wasContinue reading “My Garden: Finding Beauty in February”
My Garden: Six Tips For Your Tools
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Nancy on the Home Front 