Fact: The only thing that will 100% stop deer from munching on your landscape or in your garden is a fence. When we first moved to Kraemer House and started thinking about a planting a garden, a fence wasn't in the master plan. But, it soon became … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow? | July, 2014
The garden is always teaching me lessons. One big lesson I learned this year is to let the climbing peas have their own bed because they don’t play well with others. I thought planting the fava beans on the perimeter of the bed with the peas was a … [Read more...]
Crispy Quick Pickled Radishes
I planted a few different varieties of radishes this year and I’ve decided the Easter Egg radish is my favorite. Easter Egg radishes are not actually a specific variety of radish but a mix of different varieties with different skin colors. They … [Read more...]
3 Easy Things You Can Do Now For A More Productive Garden
Straight rows and good spacing can make your garden healthier, happier, and more productive. I remember my grandfather had a garden ruler and was methodical with his spacing of plants and seeds. For smaller seeds like carrots and beets I make … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow | June, 2014
Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and all seems right with the world. The weather has been almost perfect here on the east coast this spring. Not too hot. Not too cool. Just right. After the excruciating winter we had, I sort of think … [Read more...]
How Does Your Garden Grow | May, 2014
When I look back at the “before” pictures of the part of the property where the garden now lies, I question my sanity. {You can see how it all started here.} It was a tangled mess of weeds. It was on a slope. It was sad and … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! While we all hopefully try to do our part every day of the year, today is the day we celebrate the importance of global environmental protection. Earth Day was born in the United States in 1970 and is now celebrated worldwide in … [Read more...]
Spring Is (Almost!) Here — Have You Ordered Your Garden Seed Yet?
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Cicero, 106 BC -- 43 BC Spring is just days away and I am ready. Ready to dig in the dirt. Ready to breath some fresh air. Ready to get my hands dirty. Ready to stare at the … [Read more...]
Garden Seed Tape How-To With Video
I always have spring fever this time of year and seed tapes are a great way to make use of the time we’re stuck inside when we’d rather be outside digging in the dirt. Seed tapes are great because you can customize your seeds rather than settle … [Read more...]
