Gardening

In the dead heat of summer, I usually get super focused on keeping my garden alive to bear a summer harvest. Daily watering, fertilizing, fending off pests, and picking rip green beans and tomatoes keep you busy. However, now is the time to prepare your raised garden beds for a fall harvest, extending your growing… Read more: Preparing for a Fall Harvest with Raised Garden Beds

As an Amazon Affliate, I may earn a small commission for any purchases made through links in this post. Learn more here. When I was searching for my first greenhouse kit, I had a limited budget for both time and money. I needed a greenhouse kit under a thousand dollars and that I could build… Read more: Palram Canopia Snap and Grow Greenhouse Review

This post may include affiliate links. Even here in the Pacific Northwest, rain can be scarce, especially during the summer. Last year, in 2021, we had several record-breaking heat waves and months without significant rainfall. During that time, our garden needed plenty of water to keep our veggies and flowers producing. However, water can be… Read more: DIY Rain Barrel from an IBC Tote

“No Dig” gardening, also sometimes called “No Till” Gardening is a method of gardening currently growing in popularity. New gardeners may find this method an easy way to establish healthy, productive garden beds even in poor soil conditions. Here in the Puget Sound, we have soil called “glacial till.” This stuff is full of sand… Read more: What is No Dig Gardening?

When an errand ejected us from the Kitsap Peninsula during the middle of the pandemic, Phil and I decided to make a socially distant day trip out of it. In the middle of the Southworth to Fauntelroy Ferry, there’s a short stop at the Vashon Island dock. Neither one of us had ever explored the… Read more: Vashon Farmstands – Enjoying Local Produce