Mother Earth’s Garden

January 9th, 2008

Gardening Skills

Stuart at Gardening Tips and Ideas (one of my favorite gardening blogs) just posted a list of 21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have.
Some of the skills listed include, propagating wood cuttings, pruning, dividing, staking, mulching, controlling garden pests, improving your soil, container gardening, and many more. I can see I’ll be busy for […]

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January 8th, 2008

Where Do You Purchase Your Garden Seeds?

I have a new poll in the right sidebar. Where do you get your garden seeds from? I purchase most of my seeds online, after I’ve browsed the printed catalogs. I also do a little swapping with friends, and save some of my own seeds. So I’m a combination.
I love browsing the catalogs. How many […]

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January 7th, 2008

What Kind of Garden Are You Planning?

Over the next few weeks I’m going to talk about planning your garden. This is the time of year to plan out new gardens, and remake old gardens that aren’t working. Over the next couple weeks I’m going to go into detail on some of the different types of garden you can create.
Some of the […]

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January 6th, 2008

Gardening Around Lifestyles Network

Deborah NG at Simply Thrifty put together a great list of Money Saving Links, but I can’t resist making my own list of some of the great posts I think other gardeners may be interested in from the last couple days.
My absolute favorite is Jennifer’s post at Offbeat Homes about Sustainable Homes for Furry Friends. […]

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January 4th, 2008

Making Minted Sugar

During the summer we have mint all over one of our pastures, it was planted there by a previous owner. I love mint, my favorite is chocolate mint. In the summer I have mint tea, minted peas, and anything else I can think of to do with mint.
One of my favorite things to make is […]

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January 3rd, 2008

January Get This Garden Started Giveaway

I’m having a little contest to start out the new year. I’m going to give away three prizes. This is my first giveaway at Mother Earth’s Garden so I’m really excited to see how it all works out.
So what am I giving away?
First prize will be a $20 gift certificate from my favorite seed company […]

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January 2nd, 2008

My 2008 Gardening Goals

What are my gardening goals for 2008, and what are my goals here at Mother Earth’s Garden?
My gardening goals for 2008:

1. I have several houseplants that need re-potted. I plan to re-pot them in the upcoming months, so they’ll be ready for spring growth spurts.
2. I would like to add a new water feature to […]

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January 1st, 2008

Happy New Year

I hope you all have a happy and wonderful new year. I look forward to sharing this new year with the Mother Earth’s Garden readers. I hope to share some great gardening information this year, and I look forward to hearing about your gardening experiences.
Stay tuned in the next couple days I’ll be announcing a […]

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