Tag: gardening
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Breaking Down Barriers with Love
Thank God for another grow and go opportunity for the Life Coach Group! It is so amazing that God has allowed us to be free, “whom the Lord set free is free indeed” (John 8:36). We continue to be active and engaged as retirees sharing the gift of love. Ms. Janet, one of our members…
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What Season Do You Prefer?
Signs of Your Chosen Season… I love the beautiful gifts of the fall season. The vibrant colors of the trees and flowers the opportunity for the gardens to give up their last bounty. The weather is cooler, some get to winterize their homes with fresh coats of paint, others may choose to clean out their…
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Interesting and Surprising Garden Plant
Have you seen this plant? In the planting of my heirloom garden this year, I surprisingly received a guest plant. Not sure if it is something I want to keep or pull up. It has become a Monster plant invading space in my raised garden bed which is almost six feet tall. My son researched…
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Gardening Seeking Tips and Community Sharing
Problems with Gardening Hello Friends, I have asked you to follow my journey with companion gardening and using Heirloom seeds. Well, I need your help! My garden looks like it is standing still! The squash looks like they have only grown an inch in size, and it has been weeks since I should be harvesting…
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The Benefits of Companion Gardening Techniques
Spring is here! In my earlier blog we talked about planting seeds or standard live plants. Well, I am using a little of both and hope the harvest is plentiful. This is the first year that it seems like nothing is happening productively in my garden. A lot of nuts and bolts are missing to…
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Gardening Heirloom Seed vs GMO Seed
One thing I considered this year was to create a different raised garden bed-design for planting my flowers and vegetables. This one is much deeper to provide more depth in growing the bounty that I hope to consume. In preparing to receive the soil for planting I am using huge cardboard box structures that have…
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Exploring the Zinnia’s Beauty through Seeds
This has been the first year that I planted the annual Zinnia seed, normally I purchase the potted plants. These beautiful plants must be replanted each year because they are not perennials. Have you planted Zinnia seeds or potted plants before, which do you prefer? I also observed that these colorful beauties look different from…
