Posts Tagged: organic gardening
Last year, we didn’t plant any squash plants in our vegetable garden. The mean ol’ squash bug infestation of 2012 meant no zucchini, butternut, yellow squashes in 2013. None. What’s a veggie garden without squash? No fun, I tell ya. This year, to make up for the holes in the garden, we’re making up for … Read the rest →
A few years ago (I avoid specifics in time these days), my husband and I started growing easy vegetables (peppers and tomatoes) in pots. That led to using the flower beds as garden beds, which led to a huge new bed and… Yeah, those first veggies were the gateway…You get the idea. Here are a … Read the rest →
Anyone who gardens knows that wildlife will eat vegetable plants faster than the fruit can develop and be harvested. My neighborhood has tons of wild rabbits hopping around. The hawks, bobcats, foxes, and coyotes (yes, even in my suburban neighborhood!) live quite nicely on the cottontails. The predators haven’t eaten enough of the little critters … Read the rest →