As if it weren’t enough that our garden is over run with chipmunks, we also have voles! Voles can be just as destructive as deer and rabbits. My poor garden, I thought it was just a problem with chipmunks but yesterday I was in the garden and saw two voles running around under the zucchiniContinue reading “Voles: Another Garden Pest”
Tag Archives: Raised-bed gardening
It’s June Already?
First of all I apologize to those of you that tried to take my survey yesterday on a smartphone or other mobile device, apparently it only works on a laptop or a desk top. I’m learning. Spring is always such a busy time of year. There is yard work to be done and gardens toContinue reading “It’s June Already?”
Prepping the Garden Beds
May is such a busy time of year. I am itching to get my hands in the vegetable garden yet our weather is still too unpredictable to do much planting. Instead it is time to get my raised beds ready for planting! I’m also working on getting all the flowers beds presentable just in caseContinue reading “Prepping the Garden Beds”
It’s June Already?
I’m not sure where the time is going! Seems like we were just in the midst of winter and thinking ahead to the gardening season and here it is June already! I love June in Vermont, after months of cold and white the world has become a lush, green jungle! Everything is busting into flower.Continue reading “It’s June Already?”
The Wonders of Raised Beds
I always had a few raised beds in my vegetable garden but last year we decided to transition to all raised beds. What is a raised bed? It is a mound of lose, well-prepared soil, six to eight inches high that will make for easier gardening and healthier crops. The beds can be permanent, withContinue reading “The Wonders of Raised Beds”
Gardening DIY, or Call a Pro?
Deciding whether or not to tackle a gardening job yourself will depend on many things. How much strength you have, your level of knowledge, your time, and your degree of interest in taking on the project. It’s never wise to take on something you can’t finish, or you can’t do properly, because unfinished projects costContinue reading “Gardening DIY, or Call a Pro?”
Nancy on the Home Front 