Are you Ready for Planting Season? (plus sample giveaway)

Are you Ready for Planting Season? (plus sample giveaway)

This post brought to you by Scotts®. All opinions are 100% mine. One of my home goals is to becoming more self sustaining on our homestead. I’ve been gardening for years, and yet last summer was the first time I had tremendous success with providing enough to...
How is Your Garden Growing? Tasty Tuesday

How is Your Garden Growing? Tasty Tuesday

Typically, it’s about this time of year when I lose all desire to care for my garden. I mentioned before that I tripled my garden size, which felt so productive in the spring, but now is when reality sets in for the long haul. I realize that are aspects of my...
It’s Gardening Time: Starting Seeds Indoors

It’s Gardening Time: Starting Seeds Indoors

It’s hard for me to think about gardening when it snowed in NC today, and yet it was 80 degrees just last week. But even with crazy weather, every one can get a jump start on gardening season by starting their seeds indoors. One of my friends inspired me to stop...
How is Your Garden Growing?

How is Your Garden Growing?

One of my goals this year is to be a bit more self sustaining. I love the concept of it, but somehow the reality of it isn’t syncing up with my dream of “Little House on the Prairie” living. For instance, my garden is looking  pathetic, unlovely and...
Spring Blooms…

Spring Blooms…

Finally, the sun’s rays peaked through the clouds with the last hint of frost’s chill callously clinging to the branches. Our homestead’s first day of spring blooms greeted the morning – just a few sprinkled haphazardly throughout our lot line....
Growing Asparagus Plants in My Garden

Growing Asparagus Plants in My Garden

It’s this time of year when the first fruits of my garden (or literally vegetables) are coming to fruition. When I go to water my precious plants, I still have a spring in my step and I haven’t been burned out by all the hard work a garden takes. I just...