Gardening
The Garden Is In Harvesting Mode
Well, it’s that time of year again. The garden is in harvesting mode. How to keep up with it all can be quite an ordeal. Having a big freezer helps. We have been able to put all of our berries for jelly making in the freezer for the time being. We will get to those later.
Waiting for the pickles has been starting out a little slow so any that are going soft in the fridge are getting made into bread and butter pickles. Those are going to be soft anyway. When we get a better harvest we will make our dill pickles.
It looks like we didn’t plant enough peas this year so we have been picking and eating them right out of the garden. You can’t beat the taste of fresh peas. Read the rest of this entry »
You Can Grow These Plants In Your Garden Or Home
Essential oils as well as the plants they come from have many different, wonderful uses and they are all natural. Here is some useful information on the different types of essential oils and plants that you can use in your garden as well as other places in and around your home to keep the insects away.
* Ants – repellant plants or plant teas that you can use are peppermint, pennyroyal, spearmint and tansy. You can grow these plants in your garden or near the doors of your house in the ground or in pots. Essential oils that you can use are citronella, garlic, peppermint, pennyroyal and spearmint. You can put the essential oil on cotton balls and place by the shelves where the ants are seen and on their nests.
* Aphids – repellant plants or plant teas that you can use are basil, garlic, horseradish, nasturtium, parsley, potatoes, spearmint, southernwood and stinging nettle. You can grow these plants in your garden or home. Essential oils that you can use are cedarwood, hyssop, peppermint and spearmint. You can put the essential oil on cotton balls and place them where you have seen the insects to keep them away or where you are afraid they might appear, to keep them away. Read the rest of this entry »
Victory Gardens Are Spouting Up Everywhere
It doesn’t matter if you have a yard or just a patio, anyone can grow their own fresh fruits or Vegetables all you need is a container and you are ready to start.
So Ready? Set? Grow!
Wether you have a tiny patio or a huge lot, anyone can grow fresh organic vegetables for their family.
Victory gardens are spouting up everywhere, even in empty lots… Read the rest of this entry »
