Garden Giveaway from I Love My Square Foot Garden

Emily over at I Love My Square Foot Garden is giving away her new Gardening Bundle of 2 e-books.

What is the Gardening Bundle?

The Gardening Bundle is a set of two e-books to help jump start your garden.

The first, Planting By Color, is a week by week guide of what to plant in your garden. It covers 18 weeks, and lets you know when to start seeds, transplant, and plant seeds outside, based on your location.

The second, Gardening for Beginners, is a step by step guide that walks you through planning, building, and planting your own garden. It includes irrigation options, a companion planting chart, and recipes.

Emily has some absolutely WONDERFUL tips on her web page about gardening and if you are just starting out in the garden, this is the PERFECT place to begin.

If you don't win, you can purchase her e-books Click here to view more details.

While you are there be sure to sign up for here newsletter and learn how to Garden By Color.


Happy Gardening,
Valerie

Don't know what to get the gardener in your life?  Try my suggestions on the left or maybe one of these.

Read more...

Growing Salad Year 'Round

How To Grow Salad Greens All Yearis a very informative article on extending your growing season.  Even a beginner can follow along and understand all the tips and techniques explained in this wonderful how to.

For even more information on extending your growing season try these.
Using Garden Fabric (Row Covers)
Season Extending Techniques
All of these, and more, can be found at Gardener's Supply Company.

Happy Gardening,
Valerie

Don't know what to get the gardener in your life? Try my suggestions on the left or maybe one of these.

Read more...

Rain Barrels

As I was checking my email this morning I came across some interesting twists on the old rain barrel. ;Some are painted and some are urns. Take a look.


If you'd like to see more of Tony's work please see his website here.

http://www.anthonyswartwood.com/ 

or you can call him 813-453-2749

Thank you Gardeners Reach & Gardener's Supply

Happy Gardening,
Valerie


Don't know what to get the gardener in your life? Try my suggestions on the left or maybe one of these.

Read more...

The Vegetable Garden Poem

This was originally posted over at Gardeners Reach by DragonFly Lady.

For the Garden Of Your Living...

Plant three rows of Peas:

1. Peace of mind

2. Peace of heart

3. Peace of soul

Plant four rows of Squash:

1. Squash gossip

2. Squash indifference

3. Squash grumbling

4. Squash selfishness

Plant four rows of Lettuce:

1. Lettuce be faithful

2. Lettuce be kind

3. Lettuce be patient

4. Lettuce really love one another

No garden is without Turnips:

1. Turnip for meetings

2. Turnip for service

3. Turnip to help one another

To conclude our garden...

We must have Thyme:

1. Thyme for each other

2. Thyme for family

3. Thyme for friends

Water freely with patience and cultivate with love.

There is much fruit in your Garden because...

You Reap, What You Sow!

Author Unknown
Happy Gardening,
Valerie
Don't know what to get the gardener in your life? Try my suggestions on the left or maybe one of these.

Read more...

Help with Companion Planting

I read up this past winter (yuk is it still winter????) about Square Foot Gardening and Companion Planting. I took notes but since the books were Library books I don't have the book in front of me at this time. I ran across a WONDERFUL blog about SFG and Companion Gardening, and Emily had put together an AWESOME chart for those of us who get headaches thinking about this type of thing. Emily's blog is MySquareFootGarden and the page with her chart is HERE. Emily also has several posts on her adventures in her garden, please take a minute or two and stop by her blog.
Happy Gardening,
Valerie


Don't know what to get the gardener in your life? Try my suggestions on the left or maybe one of these.

Read more...