Simple, Organic and Sustainable
This time of year I love going out into the garden to check on my perennials to see which ones are beginning to show signs of life. It is a bit of a passion of mine to add to my urban orchard. This brings me to today’s subject. Earlier in the Urban Gardening Series I…
Today I am going to go through building and filling your first raised bed. I am also going to keep the project as cost effective as possible. So far in the Urban Garden Series we have made our plant list, started seedlings indoors and even planted some of our cold hardy crops outdoors in my…
Start a Spring Cold Hardy Garden in Zone 3 With the uncharacteristically warm winter, and a warming trend on its way, despite the recent snow it may be time to plant cold hardy crops here in Zone 3. On the last segment of the Urban Garden Series I started the process of planting my summer…
It is time… it is finally here! It is time to start your seedlings for this upcoming growing season! Seed starting not only helps me manage my excitement about the upcoming growing season it can actually help save you money as well. Today I am going to go through how I grow seedlings inside to…
This time of year my garden is quietly waiting for the sun to return sufficiently for me to plant cold hardy crops under protection outdoors. While I wait for the weather to improve I still want to grow and enjoy fresh salad greens and herbs. On today’s installment of the Urban Gardening Series I…