“Can I start a garden in August?” Yes, you can! Around this time of the year, many gardeners give up. Their once thriving June crops are slowly dying and turning yellow, beaten down by the summer heat (and by Bambi, in my case). Or they may simply be tired of tending to their garden as […]
Can I Start a Garden in August?
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Gardening With Petittis Garden Center Ohio
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I was recently approached by Petitti Garden Centers about partnering with the company and shopping at one of their local stores for some of my own home and garden projects. I immediately said “yes” to this opportunity as it completely fits in line with my blog content and I already shop at Petitti’s for my own […]
The One Thing I Don’t Like About Having a Dog
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There’s a struggle over here. The struggle to want a dog like Lulu. And the struggle to be a gardener and have a pristine lawn. You see the two don’t really mix and I didn’t find this out until we had Lulu for a full year. This was our side lawn (aka. her area) back […]
Ordering Fruit Trees Online
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Back in December I posted about all these plant and seed catalogs I had gathered. In January I ordered seeds, and this month I ordered rose bushes and some fruit trees. I’m now done ordering plants for this year with the exception of purchasing some rhubarb at the local garden center this spring. Did you […]
Knee Deep in Dirt: My First Garden in 10 Years
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I am an all or nothing sort of person. I dive in. Head first. So when I thought I might really get back to running this year and planned out a bunch of races, I forgot one thing. I wanted to start a garden in 2013. I’m starting from scratch. As in… tearing out 42 […]
Vegetable Garden Fruits of My Labor
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Many moons ago I wrote out how I planted a small potted veggie garden on our balcony. Well, about two weeks ago the first fruits of my labor appeared – two small cherry tomatoes. In all I have eaten about five cherry tomatoes off the plants, until Friday, when the mother of all cherry tomatoes […]
Green Thumb a Gardener’s Source of Pride
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The weather has been beautiful! I hope you all understand then why I am writing such a quick post. This past week’s workouts… I bailed on my Wednesday run. There I said it. I was working 10-hour days last week due to a conference at work. I was just exhausted by the time I came […]