• DIY

    Seed Starting Pods

    With seeds starting season at its very beginning, I have realized that I don’t have enough pods to get me through!  I debated about just buying a few more flats, but decided instead to buy a bag of organic seed starting mix and try to make my own pods out…

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    Seeds & Soon-To-Be-Sprouts

    I may be getting a bit ahead of myself here, but I’m longing for spring and feeling like testing a few boundaries.  Since we have our grow lights in place, happily helping along our greens, some herbs and even a few bush beans, I figured it was worth a little…

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    Seed Gifts

    Anyone who knows me, even just a little, probably knows that I absolutely love seeds!  Well, I’ve now received 3 separate envelopes of seeds in the mail and I’m just beside myself with excitement!  I know, I know, it’s going to be MONTHS before I can plant any of them,…

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    Seed Saving

    Can you believe it?  Yep, I’m still saving seeds!  This batch, added to the last batch, gives me a total of 22 different seeds saved so far this year! From Organic veggies planted and harvested from our yard we have butternut squash (grown form seeds grown in 2010, grown from…

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    Seed Saving

    If you read this blog, you probably know that I absolutely love seeds and you also know that I probably spend way too much money on seeds.  Tool Lady is always shaking her head at me, telling me that we don’t need so many seeds!  So, this year it’s been…

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    Garden Happiness(es)

    Our Lemon Cucumbers are producing…lots! Bell Peppers and Jalapenos, playing nice. A glimpse into the jungle of the tomato bed Mixed lettuce seed, saved! Happy Gardening!!! What is making you happy in your garden this week?

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    Garden Happiness(es)

    The beginnings of a jalapeno! This bed is 4 feet wide & the fence behind it is 6 feet tall.  This means, officially, that our tomatoes are out of control. Buddha hanging out with the blue corn . How can something so green bring one so much happiness??? Bush snap…

  • Environmental Education - Everything Else

    Seed to Seed

    A few months ago I decided to take the four season garden challenge hosted by Melinda over at One Green Generation.  The challenge is all about growing at least one new item in your yard each season. While some of the crops I mentioned in the initial posting about this challenge have failed (peanuts…