living simply and embracing imperfection
…like to, but I tend to be planning and dreaming about then, totally forgetting that I could actually be DOING something. And I’ve not really taken advantage of my cold frames in order to get some greens earlier than the 1st of May, but it’s a goal of mine, so it remains on the list.
I have found that the planning makes my vegetable gardening easier, and I hope this checklist will help you, too.
-Jami …
…binder. Looking at this picture I sorta wish I had a more attractive binder. But, hey, it’s easy to keep clean. You know…being vinyl and all. OK, it’s not a thing of beauty, but it has been with me for about 15 years now so it’s obviously doing it’s job. And it’s only a 1-inch binder because I just keep what I need to (sometimes I wish I remembered a certain plant and how it performed, but never enough to spend…
…I created plus a simple gardening binder. The planning pages look like this:
1. The overall design of my vegetable garden (which I shared here, too). It consists of:
five 10-inch tall raised beds (roughly 4′ wide x 12 feet long) four larger beds edged with 4×4 lumber to grow corn, beans, and potatoes (about 9′ wide x 20 feet long) edge beds to grow permanent crops like asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries plus ga…
Today we’re talking favorite garden books. I wouldn’t be the gardener I am today without all the books I’ve read and learned from through the years. I did not grow up gardening or surrounded by gardeners, so I’ve found books to indispensable for guidance and inspiration.
Here are some of my favorites, with links if you’re interested in buying them or giving them as a gift ( and yes, the links are through…
…sense to buy a packet of seeds for $2-$3 than a couple of plants for $2 each. When you really save, though, is the next year when you don’t have to buy that variety of seed at all. Save the seeds properly, and they last 3 to 5 years!
OK, now that I’ve given you my pep talk, on to my three favorite catalogs I order from every year, plus one I’m hoping to order from this year:
1. Pinetree Garden Seeds. While they’…
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