A Journey to a Simpler Lifestyle
Mostly "organic" vegetable gardening including flowers, composting, vegetable varieties et al.
Choosing the Top 8 Vegetables to Grow in the home garden was challenging mostly due to lack of gardening space. So intercropping ie radish between lettuce is a favourite growing method although neither of these 2 veggies even made my “top list”. Always look for alternatives, such as a friend with land to spare, a […]
Beet Soup is a new addition to my Soups Menu which I recently made for the first time. Yes, it was a treat and enjoyed by all. Here is my simple version of this nutritious soup I made with our home canned beets to keep costs down. They are best when picked straight from the […]
Well, yes, this is about what there is to do if you are into Spring Gardening. This short article includes a flashback to my Spring Gardening Journal in 2020. Hang on to your hats for lots of tips, notes, ideas and links. The quotes are from Ruth Stout: I love spring anywhere, but if I […]
Planting your Spring Garden is a catchy title for a poem, and caught my attention! Spring is just around the corner and the following poem came across my social media today (from Australia) and it “hit the spot”. I decided to share this on my blog as it is thought provoking and hopefully uplifting. The […]
A very special and delicious time of year – the first Berry crops are ripe for the picking in our home garden. This year with the warm weather we have three different fruits ripening at the same time. During the heat wave the vegetable garden was well watered although some plants were a little burnt. […]