I’m sitting here after a long day at work; I’ve got a glass of wine, Florence and the Machine on my playlist, and am browsing through my Garden Blogs folder in my Reader. Life is good. Although, considering it snowed here today, that may be the wine talking. Oh well. Either way, I’ve got some great link love for y’all. For all my fellow garden-loving folks, check this out: Willi over at DigginFood just posted some pics of the demo gardens…
Category: General Chat
Blizzards, Begonias, and Winter Blues
Blizzards and Winter Blues After months of (very rare) warm and rainy weather here in northern Minnesota, winter caught up with us in only 5 days! We’ve had two huge snow storms, which have left me stuck indoors and feeling pretty darn restless! Now my seeds have all been delivered, but my dreams of an early spring have been dumped on by 3 feet of snow. My cabin fever was so bad this morning, that I decided to layer myself…
Why I Love Gardening
How Zen, a photo by GardenBluesPhotography on Flickr. To me, there’s something magical about being in my garden. No matter how stressful my life is, puttering around my garden seems to heal my soul. When growing season rolls around, I will make time for my garden every single day without fail. It just feels like something that I need. And maybe I do need it. Mentally, spiritually, and physically. Ah, I can’t wait to get into my garden again. We’ve…
My Summer Garden Experience in Retrospect
No matter how many lovely, sun-shiny days we have in Minnesota, the summer always seems to fly by. I’m always anxious to get my seeds and plants in the ground come May, and inevitably end up killing a few because I put them out too soon. Before long, I’m willing my tomatoes to ripen faster, in the hopes that they’ll turn red before the first frost hits. This summer was no exception. I managed to snag an awesome community garden…
I’ve Transplanted Myself to Portland, Oregon!
I’ve moved from chilly zone 3b to temperate zone 8! That’s right. EIGHT. I’m so giddy I don’t know what to do with myself! According to this neat little table that I found, I’ve nearly doubled the length of my growing season! Unfortunately I had to abandon my community garden plot in Minnesota around the end of our growing season. I got some of the harvest in time, but the rest was left to my roommate. Here are a few…