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Preparing for a Fall Harvest with Raised Garden Beds
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…
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Palram Canopia Snap and Grow Greenhouse Review
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…
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DIY Rain Barrel from an IBC Tote
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…
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What is No Dig Gardening?
“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…
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Vashon Farmstands – Enjoying Local Produce
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…
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Wild Huckleberry Jam
Growing up, my brothers and I were warned of the dangers of eating wild berries. Holly bushes, with their bright red berries, not to mention other random plants in the South, were of particular temptation with their bright red fruit. Not that we were ever severely tempted to just eat random things outside… but did…
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Building a Trellis for your Raised Garden Bed
Adding a trellis to your raised bed is an excellent way to maximize the usable space in your garden. Spreading plants like squash, cucumbers, and zucchini are well known for taking over garden beds. Between munching pests and diseases, you need to get your plants off the ground and out of reach. We built a…
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Common Garden Pests in the PNW
Gardening in the Pacific Northwest isn’t without it’s hosts of problems. Common garden pests such as slugs, deer, and rabbits can decimate your garden. What are other common pests do gardeners run into and how do you deal with them? I recently came out to my garden to find many of plants topped off, let…
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Building a Raised Bed Garden Tips and Tricks
One of the first projects that we decided to do after moving to Washington included building a new raised bed garden. I had one in San Diego that turned out to be fantastic; all of my plants grew phenomenally. For others out there, you may wonder if a raised bed is necessary for growing plants. …
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Building a Horse Wire Fence
Check out our Youtube video on building on horse wire fence, or read on about the process. Our rescue dog, Kona, is a 90 lb mutt that has been compared to a tank, horse, cow, bull… in other words, he’s big. He’s also really stubborn and struggles with separation anxiety. We need a back yard…