gardening
Fix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Plant Supports for Flowers, Fruits, and Veggies
It isn’t enough to just breathe on and water your plants and trees. You need to literally support them too! In your veggie garden, plant supports help to reduce rotting of vegetables on the ground like cucumbers as the vines … Read more
Read MoreFix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Safer’s Organic Insect Killing Soap
Once the rain has subsided and the sun starts to come out regularly, I dutifully go out into the garden to water and admire my plants. There is nothing more frustrating as a gardener than planting something, watering it regularly, … Read more
Read MoreFix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Bulbs, Bulbs, Bulbs! Osmocote Plant Food and Wildflower Seeds
My purple thumb is turning green. I went out the other day to play in the garden for no more than two hours. Four hours later, I went back into the house. … Read more
Read MoreFix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Easy No Tools Needed Cinderblock Planter Box for Strawberries or Veggies
Oh! The Cinderblock! Not only is it cheap, but it is one of the most versatile building and gardening tools. You can build retaining walls, use them as stand alone planters, line them up for a divider in your garden, … Read more
Read MoreFix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Hedge Trimming and Earthwise’s Pole/Hand-Held Hedge Trimmer
My father believes that if something is broken, to call someone to fix it. My mother believes if something is broken, to fix it yourself. People always marvel when I say I put in a (faux) hardwood floor, fixed plumbing, … Read more
Read MoreFix, Plant, Build, or Grow It Sunday: Planting My First Vegetable Garden and Gutter Gardens
I am not outdoorsy. The idea of camping makes me want to look for the nearest hotel. There are many things I would rather do than get my fingers covered in dirt. I always joke that I have a purple … Read more
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I am happily vegan. I know nothing. I learn as I go. I make mistakes . . . laugh at myself and then take something away (good or bad) from the experience. Oh . . . I also hate to read instructions! :P 
