Yes, that is what is contained in our new raised beds in the backyard 🙂  It took two days of nearly back-breaking bed building and soil shuffling, but we are officially in business and I am now trying to figure out what all should go in those beds!!! We have…
Happy Friday, everyone! Â I hope the week has treated you well and the coming weekend is divine! Diving right in… Plant something:Â Believe it or not, I have not planted a single seed since last week. Â We hit a bit of a cold snap…rain, snow, grey grossness…for a few days and…
Well, we’ve made our first ever batch of beef jerky and it is delicious!!! We pulled a 2.24 pound beef round steak from the chest freezer and let it thaw out about half way before beginning to cut it into about 1/4 inch slices (partially frozen meat is much easier to…
Last Christmas, my brother and sister-in-law made each of the siblings a Planter Chair! Â Such a great idea and wonderful gift! From the looks of it, all you have to do is take an old chair, cut a hole in the seat of it and attach a hanging basket to…
I’ve had a few requests for a post on how to build a top bar hive. Â Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I though it might be best to simply give you the link to the source. Â So, courtesy of Tool Lady, here’s the link… Free Top Bar Hive Plans Of…
Hello everyone! Â I’d like to introduce, for the first time ever in this space, my Partner Kim (AKA Tool Lady)!!! Â She is going to explain how she built me what is quite possibly the best garden gift ever…a potting table!!! Full disclosure: there are a few pictures missing from this…
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the all paper seed pods I was experimenting with. Â While they’ve worked out just fine, I’ve adapted my process a bit and am now using both toilet paper rolls and newspaper. Â The toilet paper rolls offer just a bit more support than…
Happy Friday, everyone!!! Man, has this week felt crazy to anyone else?  Not sure what’s going on, but it’s been a little batty around here.  Well, thank goodness for Fridays and warm weather…I could really use some meditative time in the yard…  🙂 Plant something (under grow lights)…I’m kind of…