Carolyn's Garden

I love tending to my garden, and so does Carolyn! I think this is so sweet, until she digs up my freshly sown seeds or starts picking under ripe fruit. It's just so adorable the way she wants to do everything that I'm doing and I hated having to exclude her from helping me in the garden. Then it hit me, why not give her her own very distinct garden space, a nice little toddler garden area! On our next trip to the hardware store the plan was hatched.

Garden Update and Tomato Planting Tip

It's the end of April and our little garden is doing well for this time of year.

Cinder Block Strawberry Planter

We decided to try a new location for our strawberries this year. Many people make strawberry planters out of plastic products but I would prefer not to have my fruit bearing plants growing in possibly chemical laden containers. I had seen examples of herb gardens growing in cinder blocks and I thought why not strawberries! It's only April right now but I will keep you posted how to strawberry fare over the summer.

Bean Planting

The bean sprout tubes worked wonderfully!  Every single one sprouted and looked great!

Simple Garden Sprout Tubes

Want an easy & cheap way to plant seeds and then transfer your little sprouts to the garden bed? Look no further!  I'm experimenting with these easy to make little sprout tubes; made from, get this, toilet paper tubes!

June Garden Update

The garden is doing well.  We are actually able to eat the fruits of our labor!

Faux Strawberries

The strawberries are beginning to ripen, but we're not the only one noticing!  The bird have been noticing too and having themselves a tasty little snack!  Well this wouldn't do so we needed a solution, some faux strawberries to trick those birdies.

How to Build an "L" Shaped Raised Garden Bed

With our huge backyard we had plenty of room to build our garden area.  We decided to build four "L" shaped raise garden beds, with future plans for a circular flower bed in the center.

How to Build A Composting Bin from Pallets

This weekend Ben and I built a composting bin for our future garden from recycled pallets.  It was important for us to build this first, as it can take several months for the compost to be ready to use and we are still working out the details for our garden beds.