This is a place to share tips and info about creating a garden from salvaged plants and materials, lessons I learned creating my own Reclaimed Garden, and tips and questions from other gardeners.… Continue reading
I’ve been gardening under the assumption that plants on the south side of the house get full sun, while plants on the north side of the house get full shade. Turns out, that’s not the case.
Do your strawberries mold, shrivel up, or get eaten by bugs before they ripen? Here’s why and what to do about it.
In Houston, raised beds are essential to growing vegetables…the intermittent flooding makes it virtually impossible to grow them in the native soil. Over the last couple years, I’ve been looking for ways to… Continue reading
No need to stay inside when it’s raining. There’s plenty to do in the garden in the rain. Weeding Weeding is so much easier when the ground is wet. The wet soil releases the… Continue reading
When planting vegetables, how do you figure out how many to plant? Here are the three steps that will help you calculate how many seeds or transplants you really need.
What to do with herbs from your garden? Try this herbal sun tea!
Here’s a simple way to pollinate tomatoes without bees.
You’ve heard of honoring a loved one by planting a tree in their memory. Now you can actually turn them into a tree.
My dogs LOVE the garden. They eat a diet rich in herbs and vegetables, so the vegetable garden looks like a buffet to them. They love the smell of herbs, chasing crawling and flying… Continue reading
In Houston, vegetables grow best (actually, only grow) in raised beds. These beds allow great drainage and keep the plants from rotting during heavy rain periods and flooding. Over the last couple years,… Continue reading
