Need To Go Bigger With Our Composting
The compost bin we have was great when we first started home gardening a few years ago but now it’s just too small to handle all the yard and kitchen waste we’d like to compost. A second compost bin...
View ArticlePicking, Purchasing, Planting And Pruning Clematis
We are so happy we started a clematis at our new home. I has been spectacular and a big part of why we purchased three more clematis for our home garden and backyard. The clematis was new to us so we...
View ArticleTips For Organic Gardening And Going Green
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase ‘”Going Green”. For most of us today those words are in reference to becoming an organic gardener. If you happen to be one of those going green it means not using...
View ArticleVisited The Moncton YMCA Community Garden Again
Got a few more things done in the yard today. It’s been such hot weather over the last while that it has been great to have some cooler days. A great day to take a nice long walk and I thought I would...
View ArticleTips to Ensure a Fruitful Home Vegetable Garden
Here’s a hard fact more and more people are facing today and that’s the cost of just living day to day. It’s hard not to notice costs creeping up more all the time. This is one reason why most families...
View ArticleHad Nachos For Supper Using Tomatoes From Our Garden
It’s so nice to use produce from the vegetable garden and tonight just a few minutes before supper I went out and picked enough tomatoes for Nachos. It will be so nice when the green, red and hot...
View ArticleMaking Some Yellow Pear Tomato Chutney
Every day I get up eager to see what’s going on in our vegetable garden. It’s usually still dark out when I get up so first I have my first coffee or two. What a great way to start any day. I love...
View ArticleGrowing More Herbs Indoors As Well As Some Vegetables This Winter
Shhhh our vegetable garden is hibernating again and doesn’t want to be awakened for about six months or so. For me this means six months of boredom as the joy of fishing is over until the middle of...
View ArticleIs The Soil In Our Yard Acid or Alkaline? What Are My Soil PH Levels?
I have heard that it’s important to have our soil tested to find the PH balance and then adjust that balance to what it should be depending on what we want to grow in our yard. I’ve never done that...
View ArticleJust Enough Time to Start More Vegetable Garden Seeds
The cucumbers seeds I planted a week ago have sprouted and will be ready for bigger pots in a few more days. Great way to use up cardboard egg cartons before I tear them up and compost them. Today I...
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