Lessons I’ve learned from this year’s vegetable garden
One of these years I’ll hopefully be able to have a vegetable garden where I don’t feel like I’m starting from scratch. It seems every year I try something new, either by choice or necessity (like moving). This past year was using the Square Foot...It’s Spring… and I’m thinking about my herbs
Solomon in the Bible talked about ants… yes ants. I can understand why. Ants are great motivators when it comes to working hard and preparing, but in the case of this blog… gardening. Ants are always working and gathering up their food to store in...Top Ten Composting Tips
Between keeping trash out of landfills and creating nutrient rich mulch, everybody knows that composting is great for the environment. Having a compost pile is easy if you follow these ten tips: 1.Use Yard Waste Rather than bagging up yard waste to be hauled to the...Glutton for punishment – I’m trying my garden skills again…
Last year I grew some veggies. They all started great, I used them in containers and I was happy. Until the heat wave came through and I don’t know what I did. Either they were scorched early on or I over watered them. I don’t know. My zucchinis had...Help…my basil is going to seed!
I was in my garden yesterday and noticed that my basil was forming flowers, which means that it is going to seed. The flavor of the fresh basil changes as it goes to seed, so it was time to do something. Well…not a problem…just dry it! Now, I do not...WELCOME TO SIMPLE ITALIAN COOKING!
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