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Gardening Tasks To Do in October
We’ve stopped stop eating breakfast outside. After a summer of eating almost every meal outdoors, mornings are a little too cool for pajamas and bare feet. But once we put on jackets and shoes, these cool October days feel perfect for working and playing in the garden. Nature is getting ready for winter as monarchs migrate, plants…
Read More11 Reasons to Garden with Kids
Fresh air, exercise, good food… You take the kids into the garden thinking it must be good for them. And you’re right! The benefits of kids spending time in nature are plentiful. But, it’s not always easy to garden with kids.
Read MoreHow to Store and Organize Seeds
You need a system for storing seeds that lets you find what you have quickly and easily. It should keep them protected from pests and help your seeds last a long time. In this post and video, we’ll talk about about how to create just such a system for storing and organizing your seeds.
Read More6 Common Mistakes Gardeners Make in Spring
Are you making one of these mistakes in your growing area? Spring is coming, and we’re all ready to get into the garden. But before you go, review these common gardening mistakes and learn how you can avoid them.
Read MoreHow to Make Seed Strips
This simple technique helps save my sanity when it comes to kids and tiny seeds. Planting seeds with preschoolers usually goes something like this…
Read More6 Ways to Go from Harvest to Freezer Meal
I’ve known Amylee from ProductiveMama.com and her love of delicious, nutritious and convenient food for a long time. In this guest post, Amylee shares six ideas for taking your garden bounty from field to freezer to plate in a seamless process that saves you time and money—freezer meals!
Read MoreThe 7 Healthy Soil Habits (and How They Can End Garden Battles)
Today, so many people want to grow and eat food that’s healthy and safe. We plant. We tend. We try to use organic methods and get our kids involved. Yet we find ourselves overwhelmed by challenges and the garden we have in mind seems impossible to grow in real life. When I asked how your garden did…
Read MoreHow to Make Simple Plant Markers
Add a little pizzazz to your garden with homemade plant markers you and your kids can create in just a few hours. I love art in the garden. For me, art in our garden is almost as important as the plants. I have a particular obsession for plant markers.
Read MoreHow to Make a Bean Tipi
What do kids and beans have in common? They both love to climb! In today’s tutorial, we’ll show you how to make a bean tipi (or teepee!) for beans to climb. The kids? They’ll be hiding inside in another month or so. 🙂 This was a big project (and a big tipi!), so we spread…
Read MoreHow to Build a Simple Raised Bed
Start gardening this weekend with a simple raised bed your kids can help you create. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how we built a raised bed with three kids (under 5 years old!) in one weekend. Why a Raised Bed? To be honest, we wanted a raised bed for one main reason…
Read MoreOf Well-Worn Paths and Brand New Habits
In a curious juxtaposition, I find myself thinking about habits on a weekend when I’ve stepped out of many of my own. One notable exception? My morning cup of coffee…made even more enjoyable by the warm Florida breeze on the shady front porch where I’m writing.
Read MoreGuerrilla Composting: How to Recycle Food Waste without a Compost Bin
The smashed remains of a nectarine, spent coffee grounds, a handful of egg shells, three banana peels…I can’t bring myself to throw this stuff in the trash. Is that weird? I mean, these are raw materials.
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