Rain day weekend means planting and shopping at local garden centers. Join me at my potting table back in the raised bed garden as I share some 3 New Herbs Growing and Planting Tips. Video with details on this post. 3 New Herbs Growing and Planting Tips Spring is finally here and we are out
A quick Google search will show that the veggie broccoli is know as the worlds healthiest food. I love broccoli cooking, baked and always fresh from the home garden. One of the first veggies I’ve grown in my Geodesic Bio Dome….
In this post, I share a few images from my first visit to Oakland Nursery in Delaware Ohio. Find details on how to find this hidden Ohio treasure.
Ever grow a plant from last years crop and it didn’t quit grow like you expected. When saving seeds it is important to understand what is a hybrid, heirloom, and GMO.
Note: Updated Spring 2023 Canning Tomatoes is everything to me after growing my favorite varieties at home. In this post, I share why Canning Tomatoes completes the circle for me. Canning Tomatoes: Complete the Circle I’ve been using the Hot Bath Method to set up many different types of tomatoes since I was a child. This
How can you not love the name Pinky Winky for a Hydrangea Shrub?! I’m a huge fan of pink and love the hydrangea shrub almost as much as I love peppers. Picking A Location I fell in love with the Pinky Winky Hydrangea because of its name and just had to add it to my
It’s that time of year where the new plants for this growing season arrive! In this post I share a few images of the new varieties I will adding to my home garden. You will also see the fun unboxing of the new Darwin Perennials.
Strawberry Harvest in Autumn Everyone loves a juicy, sweet strawberry treat in early summer. In today’s post I share how strawberry plant growing tips I’ve learned over the years of growing them just about every way possible. Everything from in the ground, containers, and year-round dome. My Strawberry Plants My plants growing began about five
In this post I am sharing 3 perfect for raised bed tomato plants. I grew these as starter plants in the last growing season and absolutely enjoy them. In fact, one of the plants I grow from seed this spring for 2023.
In this post I share a quick video and some fun facts about the Rose Ringo Shrub. Be sure to scroll down and check out a few unique photos. Fragrant Rose Ringo Shrub This is the 2nd Spring I am enjoying this fragrant rose. It is a landscape rose so it requires little to no
In this post I share a quick visit to Loch Greenhouse located in Swanton Ohio. Check out the large variety of plants grown locally at this small garden center. Loch Greenhouse Spring 2022 A short drive near the Ohio Turnpike and Toledo Express Airport will land you right at this local growers plant haven. Find
In this post I share a few things about the water lettuce (or pistia stratiotes). Check out how I am trying to winter over this plant that is on the invasive list in most states. Water Lettuce in the Winter Dome The first few years I had this plant in the dome past Autumn it