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Straw Bale Gardening?

Straw Bale Gardening?

Well, since I last posted our 2012 garden plans, we've started talking about changing up our backyard. The original (working) 2012 Backyard Garden plan as of a few weeks agoWhat does  "changing up our backyard" mean?  Well, taking out the rocks/gravel and adding in some new beds for veggies.  This also comes with a specific request from Tool Lady..."meandering paths".Hmmm...well...this…
February 18, 2012
2012 Garden Planning

2012 Garden Planning

With a full year of really gardening under our belts (we're like newborns, I swear, there's so much to learn!), we're trying to figure out how to grow even more veggies in our limited space!I recently borrowed How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons from my friends at Spotty Dog Farm and took lots of notes on BioIntensive plantings.…
January 29, 2012
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The first cosmo!"I've fallen and I can't get up!  So...I guess I'll just hang out down here with the squash..."Bush beansBroccoli!The bush beans are out of control!The butternut squash is getting huge and starting to change colors!More sunflowers!  These guys are about 10 feet tall!Honey Boat Delicata squashThis is supposed to be a pumpkin, but I think it's trying to…
August 17, 2011