home, garden, food, and prairie lifestyle
Every gardener faces a big dilemma every summer: How do you water your garden and keep it alive when you’re on holidays?
I’m sharing my five basic steps for plant care on vacation. These tips should keep your plants alive for a max of 3 days without rain and moderate temperatures. I’ll also give you suggestions for what to do if you’re gone for longer.
Wow, what an incredibly busy 6 weeks this Yard Transformation Challenge has been. Thanks again to Nat of Simple Family Crazy Life for hosting the challenge and giving me some extra motivation to whip my yard into shape.
Let’s start with the backyard, and work our way to the front. Come on in. . .
Urban gardeners face some special challenges, the biggest of which is lack of space. These 25 gardening books cover all the bases to build the beginner urban gardener’s confidence. I’ve assembled a collection that covers general gardening knowledge, companion planting, composting, small space gardening, and so much more.
Also, I couldn’t resist adding a few just for my Canadian readers. When you’re done, check out my list of 25 best gardening books for prairie gardeners, or anyone in USDA hardiness zones 2 or 3.
Think you have too little space in your city backyard to garden? I’m here to tell you that as long as you have decent light, you don’t.
This year I planted a small garden in my backyard in a designated garden area, amongst my flowers wherever there was space, in pots, and in three raised beds. That sounds like a lot of space, but it really isn’t.
Here are my results.
Harvesting and preserving onions is one of the easier late-summer-early-fall gardening chores that you will do. If done right, you’ll have onions well into March.
