It is almost three weeks since we set up our Tower Garden. It is going great! Look at how nicely it is growing. I added the tomatoes to the bottom. They are doing great. I haven't had any problem with bugs other than a few spiders trying to take up residence. Oh, and some dark colored lady-bug ...

Since gardening is on most everyone's mind, I wanted to share this Gardening Ebook Bundle. You get 5 Ebooks for only $7.40. This is only good for one week. The Ebooks included in this gardening bundle are: Frugal Gardening 101 by Phoebe Hendricks Apartment Gardening by Jami Balmet Simple Food {For Spring} by Shannon Stonger Heavenly Homemaker’s Guide to Gardening ...

...at least for me! For our anniversary, Don got me this neato tower garden. It is the coolest thing!! I've had my eye on it for about two years. You can read about it here. It uses what is called aeroponics. There is no soil! Water from the reservoir goes up the middle tube and showers ...

I love the look of the garden with its lush green colors. The leaves of the squash, zucchini and cucumbers are so pretty. Their flowers add an additional touch of beauty. Our tomatoes are growing wonderfully. We anticipate a good crop this year. I am hoping to learn to can so we can store the excess ...

Last week we began re-potting some of our plants. We also started another batch. MaryEllen helped me while Donnie and Dad worked on another project.   Don and Donnie built a stand so we could hang some tomatoes and strawberries. Big Lots had their hanging kits on sale, so we bought a few, plus we had a few ...

      This past week, we got the garden bead ready for plants. The kids measured the bed and divided it into feet. They then marked off each foot all around.   Donnie drilled the screws into the sides where the string will be wound around.   This is what it looked like when they were done measuring and ...

Last Wednesday, the kids and I began planting our first crop for this spring. We planted tomatoes, baby spinach, lettuce, green beans, beets, zucchini, squash, and bell peppers. It is one of our favorite things to see the seeds come to life and the little sprouts pushing through the soil. Later, when they are growing and ...