Happy Halloween
Similar Posts
- corn | harvest | seed saving | seeds
How to save corn seeds (Kernels)
Corn is one of those crops I really don’t have space to grow but still like to try every year. This past year I only had one ear that made it to maturity, in the plants defense we have a very hot summer and I didn’t have the most consistent watering schedule so I am to blame for most of their demise. Given I used the last of my…
Share:
Vermicomposting – How to make a cheap worm bin
Why would I want a worm bin? Well my initial reason was my daughter wanted a pet worm and I decided making a worm bin would be a much better option than having worms escaping in our house. After researching into the world of vermicomposting, harvesting worm poop or castings for the nicer which is basically the best thing you can add to your garden. It is also a…
Share:
- cheap | cilantro | garlic bulbs | organic | seedling | seeds | vertical gardening | winter garden
The most profitable plants in your vegetable garden
Many vegetables can be expensive to purchase by growing the most expensive vegetables in your garden and buying the least inexpensive vegetables at your grocery store you can easily help drop your food budget. This especially important for people like me with very limited space to grow everything that I consume. It may be impossible to put a price on the satisfaction of bringing in a basket of produce…
Share:
Vegetable gardening may not be financially profitable during your first season
I was thinking back to my first vegetable gardening experience in suburbia a few years ago. After many trips to the local home and garden store I accumulated the following: Soil amendments (compost/peat moss/perlite) $ 33.00 Garden tools (rake/fork) $ 16.00 Organic fertilizer $ 3.00 Seeds and seed starter kit $ 24.00 Kid garden tools (shovel/watering can) $ 5.00 Miscellaneous $ 10.00 Total $ 91.00 In the end of…
Share:
- alfalfa pellets | compost | fertilizer | peppers | tomato
How to fertilize/side dress tomatoes/peppers in your garden
When your fruiting plants are flowering and bearing fruit this is a good time to give them a little extra boost. Though you don’t want to throw any old fertilizer at them at this point. You want them to get the nutrients they need to produce high yields of produce, though you don’t want to shock them with an abundance of nitrogen to stimulate new vegetative growth when you…
Share:
- giveaway | seed saving | seeds
Hometown Seeds – variety pack give away
Recently I was approached by Hometown seeds if I would be interested in receiving a variety pack of their top selling seeds, my first instinct was “woohoo free stuff.” Though instead I decided it would offer the seeds to my awesome readers. Well that and with all the seed saving I have been doing this year I have more seeds than I know what to do with. Hometown Seeds…
Share:
SPONGEBOB!! right?? LOL
What an interesting pumpkin! Happy Halloween!
Yep, Spongebob Squarepants my 7 year old’s request.