PRUNING TOMATOES Before After It’s time to chat about a little gardening maintenance for my tomatoes. I have 9 tomato plants that were all started on the same day, but ironically appear to be in different phases of development. This is likely a result of the differences in sun exposure – 6 of them are […] Read more…
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GROWING RADISHES FOR THE FIRST TIME
GROWING RADISHES & CELEBRATING Exciting times over here for us! Not only are we celebrating a birthday in the family, but today is the day we are finally going to pluck out our very first radish. It should be noted that this is very overdue, considering radishes are typically a quick turnaround crop. It’s been […] Read more…
FIRST TIME USING ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND CRUSHED EGGSHELLS
I’m interested in adding a couple of soil amendments to help my plants reach their full potential. Similar to giving my kiddos a fiber gummy everyday… this is like giving my plants their routine vitamins! Below is a peak into my square foot gardens… As you can see, my middle square foot garden box is […] Read more…
THINNING BEETS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Thinning Beets: Gardening Maintenance Let’s chat about gardening maintenance. One of the reasons I like the Square Foot Gardening method is because it doesn’t require you to “thin your plants” as traditional gardening does. I like this approach because it FEELS like there is “less waste” and you’re not killing a plant just because its […] Read more…