It has finally started to warm up here after weeks upon weeks of frigid temps & over 30 inches of snow. We have been enjoying a few 40+ degree days here, which of course just serves to get me itching to garden it up as soon as possible. I’m in gardening zone 5b, so planting…
Continue reading ➞ Gardening Adventures: Seed-Starting Planning
2020 has been a year alright. Just like everyone else, I had to change & adapt throughout this crazy year in many different facets of my life, gardening included. I had a few successes, a few failures, tried new gardening methods & new plants. This year’s gardening adventure was certainly a learning experience, more so…
Continue reading ➞ 2020 Year in Review: What did my Garden Grow?
My absolute favorite tomato to grow is Sun Sugar. There’s no competition as far as I’m concerned. I stan it to the point that if I could only choose to grow one tomato it would be Sun Sugar. That’s a bold gardening statement to make, but I’m making it. Like most gardeners, the thought of…
Continue reading ➞ Tomato Review: Sun Sugar Tomatoes (You Need Them!)
As a beginner to intermediate gardener, you know that fall is coming up quick and you only have so much time left to plant your fall vegetables. As a home gardener with a few years of gardening experience under my belt, who is taking a social media class from Northwestern University through Coursera.com, I found…
Continue reading ➞ Beginner/Intermediate Home Gardeners: 3 Best Tips for Planting Fall Vegetables
If your garden has been anything like mine then you must be overwhelmed with cucumbers by now. Nary a day has gone by where I haven’t harvested a new cuc this growing season. If you haven’t had the pleasure of growing your own cucumbers then give it a try next year. Cucumbers are one of…
The Plantiful Gardener 