I’m a farm girl at heart, even though I was raised in the city. As a child, our family had a weekend home in Washington state on Silver Lake. My favorite part of heading to the lake for the weekend, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Planting Paint Sticks
Often, I seem to walk out of the local building supply with a free paint stick or two. This is most prevelant during gardening season, I mean fence painting season. Not only are the sticks great for stirring paint, they … Continue reading
Lawn to Food in Our Front Yard
In the spring of 2012, we started expanding our vegetable garden from the back yard to the front. The front yard is sheltered and receives more sun than our back yard, (except for one shadow-casting tree) so it made … Continue reading
Garden Washing Sink
This is one of my favorite garden projects made from recycled materials. It is so handy to have a tabletop workspace, a place to clean veggies before taking them to the kitchen, and it even recycles water back into the … Continue reading
Easy Sturdy Trellis
Check out your local ReStore for buiding materials that can be used in the garden. I found these 2 metal fence posts and piece of concrete re-enforment wire, which I used for a pea trellis. Hammer the posts 2′ into … Continue reading