Simply making your house your home
Clifford, the goat Clifford, a usually shy goat, pinned Jennifer Hambly up against a wall in the barn. Her heart raced. “What am I going to do? I’m all by myself,” she thought. Finally, another goat pushed Clifford out of the way, and she escaped. The next day, Clifford did… Read more“Farm girl – a P.E.I. woman taught herself to farm”
Marigolds add a bright and cheerful touch of sunshine anywhere you plant them. They are easy to grow and are an essential part of a vegetable garden as they help keep insects, beetles and slugs away from my garden. Marigolds require basic care and watering. They grow in almost any… Read more“Marigolds from Spring to Fall”
Growing season on Prince Edward Island is short so I like to buy my tomato and pepper plants to ensure a good harvest. Everything else (lettuce, radishes, carrots, onions, potatoes, peas, beans, corn, squash) generally grows well from seed planted directly in the garden. This year I am trying something… Read more“Garden Starter Plants”
Planting Growing onions is easy and rewarding. In the spring I plant a bag of red onion sets and yellow onion sets. In a few weeks I’m enjoying garden fresh green onions in salads. Here’s what I do: Work manure into soil and form it into mounded rows alternating with… Read more“Onions – planting, harvesting and storing”
April showers bring May flowers! April was a very rainy and windy month this year but in between the wind and the rain my husband and I managed to get the yard cleaned up. Now that the yard work is done, I’m just itching to get into the garden! Yesterday… Read more“Garden Journal May 4, 2019”
