In addition to spring cleaning, you may be itching to dig in some dirt and get started on your garden. If you're like myself, and weren't gifted with a green thumb, then you'll want all the help you can get! I usually buy already grown flowers and plants from my local Home Depot or garden shop and transfer them into my ground or containers. However, I was able to successfully grow a few herbs last spring from seed. Growing something from seed gives me great satisfaction (and makes everything taste a little better too)! I love being able to enjoy homegrown herbs/fruits/veggies. Click HERE to read and view photos for easy directions on how to successfully start plants from seed.
This year, in addition to my flower garden, I am excited to attempt growing a fruit, vegetable and herb garden. I have a head start as we already have blueberry bushes. This year, I will cover them some netting to protect them from the birds (last year they took over half of our harvest).
I am also looking forward to decorating the front of our house with hanging plants and window troughs. They went through a bad drought last year. Even though we watered them twice a day, the extreme heat of August won. This year I am going to try something new. A friend of mine told me that she takes baby diapers, opens them (as you would to put them on a child) and borders the bottom of the coconut liners with them. She then places her dirt and plants on top. The diapers do a great job at keeping in the moisture. Click HERE for a step-bystep look at lining your planter with DIAPERS! Can't wait to try it this year!
This year, in addition to my flower garden, I am excited to attempt growing a fruit, vegetable and herb garden. I have a head start as we already have blueberry bushes. This year, I will cover them some netting to protect them from the birds (last year they took over half of our harvest).
I am also looking forward to decorating the front of our house with hanging plants and window troughs. They went through a bad drought last year. Even though we watered them twice a day, the extreme heat of August won. This year I am going to try something new. A friend of mine told me that she takes baby diapers, opens them (as you would to put them on a child) and borders the bottom of the coconut liners with them. She then places her dirt and plants on top. The diapers do a great job at keeping in the moisture. Click HERE for a step-bystep look at lining your planter with DIAPERS! Can't wait to try it this year!
I am drooling just looking at those blueberries! :) We don't have bushes of our own, but know a local family who has a couple acres of them. My daughters and I look forward to picking blueberries several times each summer - plenty of fresh ones to eat and some to freeze!
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