Simply making your house your home
We are halfway through summer and I have spent much of my time maintaining the vegetable garden. The weeds are relentless! Ugh! The Main Garden But the work is paying off. In July, I thinned my onions to three inches apart, dehydrating the green onions to make flaked onions for… Read more“Garden Journal Aug 1, 2023”
Growing a vegetable garden is so rewarding. But gardening isn’t for everyone at every phase of life. I know because I experienced it. When I first tried gardening 20 years, my garden became a joke among people I knew. I barely had time to plant it let alone weed and… Read more“Tips for a successful garden”
Pumpkins are the favorite fruit of October. From pumpkin spice to Jack-o’-lanterns, from pumpkin soup to pumpkin pie, pumpkins add magic to the season. As I drive through the countryside rich in golden autumnal colors, I notice piles of pumpkins at roadside stands. There, people are wandering through the selection,… Read more“Pumpkins – The Favorite Fruit of October”
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”
I plant a variety of zucchini in my garden and by the end of each summer I have an abundance of this beautiful fruit. That’s right. Although treated as a vegetable, it is a fruit. Planting Plant seeds outside after the last frost or start them indoors two weeks before… Read more“Zucchini”
I have kept the perennial section of my garden very simple with only four items – asparagus, blueberries, currants and rhubarb. With very little know-how and maintenance I have these nutritious seasonal treats come back year after year. The main thing is to keep the weeds under control. Mulch will… Read more“The Perennial Garden”
