Poison ivy. If you’re like me, those two words fill you with dread.
As gardeners, it’s almost inevitable that we’ll get exposed to poison ivy at some point in our gardening careers, and if you’re like 85% of us, you’ll have a reaction.
Itching, redness, pain, did I mention ITCHING? UGH! So, what’s an itchy, annoyed gardener to do?
You may remember in my last post that I talked about several benefits of mycorrhizal fungus and Rhizobial bacteria.
I know the word mycorrhizae is kind of a mouthful and sounds really science-y and intimidating, but it’s not. Hopefully after today’s post, you’ll understand what they are and why you want them in your garden.
The reality is, if you have a garden, you’re going to need to water it. BUT, not all watering methods are created equal. In fact, some are absolutely awesome, some are so-so, and one is just awful.
Let’s get started.
In my neck of the woods, it’s time to transplant the seedlings I started indoors months ago out into the big wide world. Just throwing them out there, though, after they’ve been protected and coddled indoors for months, is a big fat guarantee of failure (and dead plants).
So, what’s a good plant parent to do?
Don’t worry, I’ve got five of the BEST (easy) tips to get your babies off to a great start in the garden so you have lots of veggies (or flowers!) to enjoy all summer. Let’s get started.
No one can deny that gardening is hard work, and that it can get expensive when you have to buy All.The.Things! But, the good news is that many of the necessities of gardening can be made at home with just a few simple ingredients.
I recently asked some wonderful fellow gardening, homesteading, and sustainable living bloggers for their VERY BEST DIY recipes for everything from organic pest control to fertilizer to hand salve and more, and they were generous enough to share with me, so I’m sharing with you!
WOO HOO! Are you excited? I am!
I’ll be perfectly honest here. I wasn’t going to do another post on worm composting after my first one (you can find my first worm composting post here, if you’d like).
But, it’s been several months and it’s time to harvest my compost and move the worms. Since I had NOOO idea how to go about it, I figured you might not either. I did some research and discovered it’s really not that hard, so let’s get started.
No-till gardening is just what it sounds like ~ you’re gardening without tilling the soil. You won’t be using a rototiller, plow or anything else (other than maybe a hoe or spade on occasion) to turn your soil.
Hopefully you read my last post on The Five Essentials for Indoor Seed Starting. If not, take a few minutes and read it now.
Now I want to talk to you about the eight easy steps to growing healthy seedlings once you’ve got all your supplies.
As we talked about in my last post, you might be anxious about starting your seedlings from seeds, thinking it’s complicated or difficult. I’m here to assure you it’s not.
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year! No, not THAT most wonderful time of the year (Ho! Ho! Ho!), the OTHER most wonderful time of the year ~ Indoor Seed Starting Time.
Yes, in the middle of a snowstorm (coming tonight- UGH!)) it’s time to think of spring and all those wonderful vegetables I’ll be growing in just a few months.