by OptimistPrime | Jan 19, 2024 | Food, Headline Feed
Here’s a look at the 2023 garden winners and losers for both our vegetable and flower beds – what worked and what didn’t. Some of them are goals we had for our property and others were things I tested and tried out – maybe there’s...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 23, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Use this easy vacation watering tip to keep your potted plants happy while you’re away for up to a week – no need to ask anyone to water. If there’s one issue most gardeners deal with, it’s vacation watering – how to keep pots of flowers...
by OptimistPrime | May 17, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Create beautiful, sustainable vegetable garden beds with minimal effort by learning how to plant a no-till garden bed. No-till and no-dig gardening takes care of the soil, disturbing it as little as possible and uses a layering system keeps both large and small garden...
by OptimistPrime | May 10, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Are there truly “no fail perennial flowers?” Maybe not 100% for everyone, but there are definitely easy perennials to grow that are more low maintenance than others. See my take on a national magazine’s list of perennial flowers compared to my...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 19, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Learn how to keep weeds out of your garden with these tried and true simple techniques for both vegetable gardens and flower beds. Plus find out the ways to control weeds that DON’T work. One of the guiding principals to everything I share on this site is...