Gardening Season is in full swing! We've been working on cleaning out our raised beds, putting in new compost and getting them ready to plant! After a cold spell last week, we're hoping to get our seeds and plants in this week! If you're new to gardening and think you're too late to start a garden this year - you're not! There is still plenty of time for you to plant, grow and enjoy the harvest from your garden this year! It's so rewarding to be able to harvest delicious food right from your … [Read more...]
5 Questions To Ask Before Starting Your First Garden
Are you a newbie gardener and not quite sure where to start? Do you want to plant your first back yard or front yard garden but are feeling overwhelmed with all of the information and possibilities? These questions can help you overcome those obstacles and plant your first successful garden this year! Let me start this by saying, I am NOT an expert gardener. I've only had a garden for a few years, and I've had some big flops along the way. I may not be the best person to be giving out … [Read more...]
How to Grow a Fall Garden
This is Day 265 of the Green in 365 series! By Hilary of Accidentally Green, Contributing Writer Until last year, I only thought of gardening as a spring and summer possibility. Since I had never heard of fall gardens, I had never tried them before. Boy, had I missed out on a unique growing season. Grow a Fall Garden Fall gardens can be started near the end of summer. Depending on your climate, this may be mid- to late-August, or mid- to late-September. Typically you should … [Read more...]
Life Lessons from My Yard and Garden {Green in 365: Outdoors}
This is Day 181 of the Green in 365 series! Do you ever have great ideas and plans in your mind, but they don't play out in your life the way that you want or expect? Or you look at your life and think, "This isn't quite what I had in mind!" I do this a lot in my life. In the big, overall picture of my life. And also in the small projects that I just don't have the time and energy to complete the way I would like to. Take our front yard and garden for instance. When … [Read more...]
Composting 101: 21 Things to Put in Your Compost {Green in 365}
This is Day 127 of the Green in 365 series! By Kim from The Soulicious Life I hate to waste, I love to garden, and yet I only started composting last spring. I can't honestly say what took me so long to join the revolution, but now that I'm on board, I'm hooked! It's easier than you might think, and with the abundance of fruit and vegetable scraps hitting your kitchen these days, there is no better time to start. Composting is a completely natural process in which organic … [Read more...]
Ideas for Repurposed Garden Containers {Green in 365: Garden}
This is Day 113 of the Green in 365 series! By Sara from Your Thriving Family I love growing our own food! But we all have challenges when it comes to space, pests and finances. We've been through the gamut here . . . Our current challenge is the latter two, we are fortunate to have the space that we need! But we've got gophers galore. Last year I had a beautiful, full garden going, but then I watched 4 thriving tomato plants disappear. This year, we are … [Read more...]
How to Make a Living Centerpiece {Green in 365: Spring}
This is Day 92 of the Green in 365 series! By Renee from Joyful Mom: When my son was just an infant a Mom friend came over to visit. She looked with wide eyes at my very small table with a center piece of freshly picked flowers in a thrift store vase, resting on a hand embroidered doily--"you will NEVER be able to have a table like that when your kid gets older!" That moment stayed with me. It worried me. Would I really need to give up a simple yet beautiful table when … [Read more...]
How to Reuse Egg Shells {Green in 365: Spring }
This is Day 86 of the Green in 365 series! By Sara Shay from Your Thriving Family It's Easter time, which means eggs are on your mind! Why not figure out some other uses for all those egg shells you'll have hanging around the house? Don't just trash them! Shells are roughly composed of 95% calcium carbonate and 5% is calcium phosphate, magnesium carbonate, and proteins. Whenever using egg shells be sure to remove the inner membrane, wash and air dry them. This will prevent the … [Read more...]
Your Green Resource 3.14.13 {Featuring: 20 Perennial Vegetables}
Hello friends! Happy Pi Day! Sorry I'm late with getting YGR up this week! I spent most of the day yesterday with my sister as she gave birth to her first baby! A healthy boy! I was so excited to be with her for the birth, after having three children on my own, it was amazing to be able to watch the birth process instead of being the one experiencing it! :) She did awesome and I am so proud of her! So, now it's time for Your Green Resource again! Remember when you link up your post to Your … [Read more...]
Planning an Herb Garden {Green in 365: Spring}
This is Day 70 of the Green in 365 series! Last year, while reading a post about how to make an echinacea tincture, I realized that we have echinacea, or what I thought were called cone flowers, growing all over our flower beds in our front yard.They were here when we moved in, and they're a perennial plant that keeps coming back and expanding year after year. I had no idea that I had such a wealth of healing growing in my yard all this time. I didn't end up making the … [Read more...]
