Mason Jar Herb Garden for sale....and what?!? $8.98 for a jar, a little soil and a few seeds? Ack! Although, I'll be honest: if you are not a gardener who happens to have soil, rocks and seeds on hand, it isn't a horrid price. Pricey, yes. Easy enough to do at home. Oh, it won't be… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: Mason Jar Herb Garden
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Urban Homesteading: May In The Garden
May in the garden.....it started out hot, got chilly, back to hot, ended chilly. I'll take it. We had great growth this May due to the early heat wave. According to The Home Depot, we need to our outdoors great. With heavy chemicals. Such wise advice. <sarcasm is heavy> You know....I'm OK with imperfection! May… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: May In The Garden
Urban Homesteading: Building New Garden Beds
It all started with the removal of 3 very ugly contractor grade special trees: Good riddance. They blocked sun oddly, were not healthy, and poisoned the ground around them. The problem is...people put them in when small, then they grow quickly, and they are never shaped, and just go crazy in a few years. And… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: Building New Garden Beds
Urban Homesteading: April In The Garden
April in the Garden...here in the PNW it means the bulbs coming up. April started normal, then we had a week-long heat wave, of record-setting temperatures in the low 90's. It pushed everything to grow ahead of schedule. Cooled back off and then at the end of the month, ramped up again. Hot is the… Continue reading Urban Homesteading: April In The Garden