Tag: Soil Blocking

  • Grow some (beauty) Coleus

    Who out there has a lust for life?Can’t wait each day to come upon beauty? Psalm 34:12 The sunshine and warmth this week kindled a lust for life and a hope for beauty in the garden! seeds are hope Last spring I bought a packet of coleus seeds and sprouted them in a tray. They…

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  • I’ll Take Everything Please.

    Any gardeners out there? Have you seen Johnny’s Selected Seeds 2022 Catalog? WOW. The front cover and images on every page will have you submitting your resignation letter and becoming a full-time farmer next week! Mine arrived a few days ago and I was afraid to open it because I knew I would want it…

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  • Soil Blocking

    Last spring, I transformed our dining room into a seed-starting project. We scooted between folding tables and chairs to get to the table to eat, and I had all my seed-starting supplies stacked here-and-there on half of the dining room table. Not the best scenario! I made a note to improve the process for 2021.…

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  • Getting Started

    In my first season of Gwen’s Greens, LLC, I set out to do everything “the right way.” It was Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden that infused me with the inspiration and motivation to make my garden into a business; so, I followed Erin Benzakein’s recommendations 100%. I bought the landscape fabric and made a template…

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