I used to buy my seeds from Seeds of Change until I discovered that in 1997 Seeds of Change was bought out by the Mars Corporation.

Now, I no longer trust their products, and after learning that Seeds Of Change was Bought by Mars Inc., I switched to buying my seeds from multiple independent suppliers on Etsy and well as from Gardens Alive.… Read more

Early this spring while Greg and I were picking up the supplies to build our raised cedar garden beds, Greg spotted citronella plants.

While in the nursery, we were amazed at how potent the smell was and how long the smell lasted on our skin after touching it.… Read more

During the past several weeks, I’m been learning a lot about adrenal fatigue, stress, types of stress, how to eliminate stress, plus so much more.

Well, after I started feeling better, this week, I get hit with an extreme dose of external stress, and since today has been an emotional day for me, I did what I know works best for me to combat stress, I grabbed my seeds, my shovel, and my camera and headed outdoors. 

Ainsley, Sydney and I planted the following today (01 March 2012):

• Kale (and LOTS of it!)
• Boy choy
• Baby bok choy
• Beets
• Asparagus
• Snow peas 
• Almost spinach (‘almost’ because Sydney poured the entire pack of tiny seeds in the grass outside of the raised bed)

We still have to plant the following in the coming weeks:

• Lettuces 
• More peas (waiting for trellis construction)
• Spinach

We also plant the following:

• Tomatoes of all colors and sizes
• Peppers: orange, red, green, purple, brown, jalapeno….

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I’ve been searching our local nurseries, both the mom-and-pop as well as the super-store nurseries, and I’ve been coming up empty handed as far as ground cover is concerned – until today.

This morning while running errands, I stopped at another local family-owned nursery, Bayview Garden Nursery.… Read more

I finally made the hummingbird food for my feeders. My feeders are now filled and waiting for the scouts to discover a new organic food source.

Here’s the recipe from the Smithsonian Institute’s website, which is a 4 to 1 ratio.… Read more