Happy Composting!

We finally did it, we finally bought our first compost bin. After much research and back and forth discussion on what would work best, we settled on the (easiest & very affordable) compost tumbler from Costco.  And I LOVE it!
Mainly our discussion was “What will the neighbor’s think?”  Not that we thought it was weird [...]

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Adventures in Veggie Gardening–Enjoying the Summer’s Harvest!

 
My adventure in gardening is still going strong! We have been enjoying the garden immensely and love planning our meals around our harvests.  I have even enjoyed learning from all my mistakes, there are many.
 
 

 
A few things I plan on doing next year to improve the garden:
1.  Expanding the garden–I have the perfect space to [...]

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Critters!

 

The great thing about my new adventure in gardening is getting a closer look at all the little critters in my garden. Some are good and some are bad. But since my veggies seem to be thriving, I have called a truce in the garden and have just let them be who they are!! Good, [...]

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Adventures in Veggie Gardening–Weeks 6-10!

 
The garden is still going great and I still love every minute of it!  Here is a look at the last month of my adventures!
 
 

 

 

 

 
The tomato plants have had a bit of a tougher time.  Too much rain in the month of June, but now they are doing well. 

 

 

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Adventures in Veggie Gardening–Herb & Container Garden!

Along with the square foot garden, I also have many containers on my deck growing some of the extra plants that did not make it into the bed.  I also have my Kitchen Herb Garden, which was originally what I thought I would do this summer….at least until I became hooked on gardening! I am [...]

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