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Archive for the ‘Garden Planning’ Category

May 2nd, 2008

How Much Money Do You Spend On Gardening~ April Poll Results

Here are the results of the April gardening poll. I asked how much money do you spend on new garden plants and seeds each year?
30% of the people who answered our pole spend $0 to $20 on new plants and seeds. 26% spend $20-$50, 9% spend $50-$100, 35% (Wow!) spend over $100.
I think […]

By linette -- 1 comment

March 3rd, 2008

Spring Garden Clean Up Time

This photo shows what our yard looked like last weekend.  Snow on the ground, and ice on the trees.
The weather is warmer this weekend, about 48 degrees today, and sunny. The snow is melting!  It was great to get outside and check out the garden. Of course we have a chance of more snow later […]

By linette -- 0 comments

February 20th, 2008

30 Days Until Spring!

I love spring! It’s my favorite time of the year. I love it when everything starts growing and turning green. I know some would say I’m wishing my life away, but I wish for spring from January first until March.
I’m usually good through December, I think it’s all the holiday bustle. I love the
Christmas season, […]

By linette -- 7 comments

February 9th, 2008

My Garden Zone

Jodi of Bloomingwriter is throwing out a challenge to garden bloggers called Where in the Gardening World Are You? Jodi’s challenge? Tell your readers about the part of the world you’re located in. I think this is an excellent challenge.
Jodi’s from Nova Scotia, Canada. I’m a good bit south of that in Ohio (but I […]

By linette -- 8 comments

January 21st, 2008

Seed Catalogs: More Than Just A Garden Wishbook

Those seed catalogs you’ve been receiving in the mail are a great source for more than seeds and plants. They contain important planting, and growing information. There are often uses for the plants listed, for example which types of corn are good for parching, which types for drying.
Many also have a plant history, at least […]

By linette -- 0 comments

January 19th, 2008

Gardening Around the Lifestyles Network

Sometimes other blogs here at the Lifestyles network have some great garden related information. Here’s who’s gardening this week.
Jennifer at Tree Hugging family talks about the benefits of using organic seeds in your garden. Most of the seeds I use are organic, or I save them myself. I always have to have some of the […]

By linette -- 0 comments

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 […]

By linette -- 8 comments

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