It's CHRISTMAS COOKIE BAKING DAY! For the past few years, the ladies in my world have gathered, before Christmas to bake cookies, and catch up. When My parents grew up, all of their relatives lived within

Making Lavender Lemon Jelly! I've been growing Lavender for 10, 15 years? Something like that. But this yer, was a first for me! I finally made something edible with the lavender I've been growing for

Sweet Potato Harvest! THIS IS A FIRST for me! I've never grown Sweet Potato. I usually only eat it, once a year. It's just not my most favorite vegetable. AND, I usually only cook it a few times a year.

End of My Growing Season, for 2024 WAaaaaay back in February when I first started seeds for this season, this time of year was a very distant thought. At the time, it was excitement and longing for the

Planting Garlic Cloves I live in New England, East Coast, US, and we have longer, colder winters. We don't have mild seasons, like California, for instance, where the majority of US Grown Garlic is harvested.

BUILDING a NEW Raised Garden Bed "I NEED MORE!" said EVERY GARDENER EVERYWHERE! Last year, my garlic and onions were grown in Fabric Grow Bags and a small in ground bed. This year, I am tripling

** September Garden Tour** Right at the beginning of September, I was both about to get very busy with work, and extremely NOT BUSY! I didn't know it, but COVID was about to hit. I just finished editing,

Late July Tour and Harvest! SUMMER TIME, and HOT, HOT, HOT! It's very easy to start to get down and distracted when the temps turn this HOT and there's often a lot of brown instead of green growing. So,

MY FIRST Potato Harvest of 2024! This is my fourth? fifth year of growing Potato. Each year, I add to the Fabric Grow Bags that I use for my potato harvests. Each bag is a 25 gallon (95 liter) fabric

FLORIDA WEAVE for my tomato and cucumbers! With the new TRELLIS Arch, I needed a strong, flexible way to trellis my Tomato and Cucumber vines, to increase airflow and grow more fruit in less space. Some

FINALLY! My trellis for tomato and cucumber is in place! If you've been following me, you know we had some snow and storms. After a challenging winter, I finally had a chance to fix the trellis issue!

To Get The BEST Peppers, CAREFULLY handle the seedlings! Here I show how I am transplanting my Pepper Seedlings, into their Fabric Grow Gags. I've been following this method and have really nice, fresh

Squish, Squash, I planted my SQUASH! FINALLY, getting even more in the ground! It's taken some time for the ground to warm up enough to be able to plant anything in ground that won't go into transplant

Sowing My 2024 Tomato Seeds! I am going CRAZY CRAZY this time of year! SO close to gardening time, yet so far away... Right now, my time is spent sowing seeds indoors in my Grow Light Shelves, to get ready

Potting UP My Seedlings! Seed Starting is only the BEGINNING! There's so much more to do... and Potting Up my tiny seedlings, to give them room to grow is NEXT for my garden journey. Here's a few steps

Sowing My 2024 Onion Seeds Here in New England, we plant LONG DAY ONIONS. The farther NORTH you are, the longer DAYLIGHT HOURS you have. We have longer days compared to the Equator... SURE< it is hotter

Sowing My Pepper Seeds Early! Each year, about February 15th, I sow my pepper seeds. The book says, 8 to 10 weeks before my average last frost is the BEST TIME to sow pepper seeds. So, I did for 4 years

Starting My TOMATO Seeds! Personally, one of my favorites to grow are Tomato! I love fresh tomato. Love it on salads, on a Caprése, in salsa's and more! AND, I love trying to grow and harvest as much as

Sowing My Pepper Seeds Early! Each year, about February 15th, I sow my pepper seeds. The book says, 8 to 10 weeks before my average last frost is the BEST TIME to sow pepper seeds. So, I did for 4 years