Another thunder storm is rolling through this evening, after several days of dark clouds and heavy rain. I kept myself tucked inside where it’s dry and warm all weekend, but I’m starting to feel the need to get outside. Unfortunately, the forecast doesn’t look too promising, so I spent this afternoon distracting myself with PhotoShop. It kept me busy for a few hours, as I’ve been neglecting all of my images taken within the past few weeks. Here are a…
Rainy Day: Some Photographs
The Importance of Dirt: Seed Starting Soil
I originally put my veggie seeds in cheap seed starting soil, and while it was advertised as organic, it just wasn’t high quality. My seedlings sprouted and after a couple weeks they started to die. I knew I had to do something fast if I didn’t want to lose all of my baby tomato plants, so I did a bit of research about seed starting soil. The photo below was taken right before re-potting. The sad looking little plants you…
Weekend Warrior Edition – New Camera!
I’ve been a busy bee this month, and while I haven’t been posting much recently I have many projects in the works. So don’t fret! I have a LOT of good posts coming your way soon! In recent news, the most exciting thing I have to reveal is my new camera! I recently purchased a Canon 5D Mark II, and I’m having a ton of fun taking a crazy amount of photos. My weekend is already packed full of photo-shoot…
How to Propagate African Violets
Propagating African Violets is easier than I initially thought. As you may have seen, I’ve killed many of these pretty houseplants. It wasn’t until recently that I seem to have gotten the hang of keeping them alive! Now that I seem to be able to keep the alive, the obvious next step is making as many of them as I possibly can, right? Here’s how to do it: Supplies: Scissors and/or a sharp knife A Small container (I use yogurt…
A Little Thursday Garden Link Love
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…