by Linda | Sep 22, 2015 | The Garden Gate
Composting is free, easy to make and good for the environment – I’ve been doing it for years. Up until a week ago, I’ve taken grass clippings, coffee grinds, egg shells, and scraps from fruits and vegetables and dumped it into a pile behind my...
by Linda | Sep 21, 2015 | The Garden Gate
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by Linda | Sep 21, 2015 | The Garden Gate
Just came in from being in the garden, trying to get some fall clean up started, when the unexpected buzz of a hummingbird whirled around my head. The gate to my garden is draped in a trumpet vine where two of these little beauties decided to chase one another...
by Linda | Aug 20, 2015 | The Garden Gate
It seems like forever but my garden is finally starting to reap the rewards of all the season’s hard work. Second pick of the 2015 season: beets, red & green leaf lettuce, black and red cherry tomatoes, assortment of heirloom red, yellow, orange and...
by Linda | Jun 17, 2015 | The Garden Gate
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by Linda | Jun 16, 2015 | The Garden Gate
With the garden finally planted, and the weeding underway, I finally have time to post about how I’ve been planting my tomato plants the past few years. I first like to cut off the first few stems from the bottom of the plant. This is the entire area I will...