Subject: SEEDLINGS: Do You Know this Plant?
SEEDLINGS: Do You Know this Plant?
July 15th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTMarvelous Monday, Gardener! Even if you have to go to a job you don’t love today… you can still enjoy your day because…. Well, YOU are in it! So bring the joy and that’s what you’ll have. SEEDLINGS VS. SNIPPETS: We’re adding something ne ...
Garden disPATCH: 6 Figure Micro Farm on 1.5 acres
July 14th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTSunday Salutations! Coleman is still in Atlanta, so any garden updates will come next week. Meanwhile... SUCCESSFUL MICRO FARM Sharing this article from our interview with Jean-Martin, a successful Micro Farmer earning 6 figures per year on under 2 ...
SNIPPET: Pruning Tomatoes, Like Raising Children
July 13th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTSuper Saturday Kindred Soul! Like raising children, pruning tomatoes is a delicate balance between imbuing them with confidence (the bushy, showy leaves in this analogy), and pruning away the excess (hubris over humility). Too many leaves can detrac ...
SNIPPET: Friday Food & Fun: Carrot Cake Smoothie!
July 12th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTHappy Friday, Friends! Today we have a WONDERFUL carrot cake smoothie for you hot off the press... Or should we say, fresh outta' the VitaMix? ;-) Not only is it delicious, it's also a healthy smoothie and so quick to whip up! What are your favori ...
SNIPPET: Okra
July 11th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTThankful Thursday, Terra Tender We’re growing the compact variety of okra this year: Cajun Jewel and Baby Bubba Are you growing okra? Feel free to send any pics, tips and/or recipes. Wishing you a terrific Thursday on Terra firma, LeAura Gardens ...
SNIPPET: Soaker Hoses Pros and Cons!
July 10th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTHappy Wednesday, Garden Friend! :-) We’ve tried the sprinkler, soaker hose, drip irrigation systems, and before that, good ole sprinklers. By now we have identified our favorites. Like many gardeners, we began watering our plots with overhead spri ...
SNIPPET: Natural Remedies for Poison Ivy
July 9th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTTerrific Tuesday, Gardener! Welp… Nikolai and Devani have both gotten into poison ivy. Devani seems to have gotten it from her dog’s fur. Nikola had become virtually immune to it from roaming our woods all these years. But he got exposed to a bun ...
SNIPPET: Picnic Tables
July 8th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTMagnificent Monday, Friend! We hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful long holiday weekend! Today’s share is more about yard and garden “accessories”. Few things say summer like picnic tables and picnics. Picnic tables are a slice of American sum ...
GARDEN disPATCH: Battling Beetles
July 7th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTSensational Sunday, Gardener! Yep… battling bad beetles this week. How about you? So here’s a short update as we’re full on into battling beetles, harvests, work and tackling a long overdue (by a dozen years!), garage purge. Where does the tim ...
SNIPPET: Edible Flowers!
July 6th, 2019 at 5:00 am ESTHappy Saturday, Gardener! If eating flowers sounds weird to you, you’re not alone. Most of us don’t grow up eating flowers… or do we? Well, if you eat any of these cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower artichokes, cabbage or brussel s ...