I am of half Irish descent, so St. Patrick’s Day has always been my favorite holiday of the year. Every family member on that side of my family has their own yearly traditions, but we all always have a traditional Irish dinner every year. A couple of my traditions include making Irish soda bread &…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Sowing Bells of Ireland Flowers for St. Patrick’s Day
Winter is almost over & spring is almost here. Our weather is generally unpredictable during this time of year with warm & sunny days backing right up to chilly & windy days. I am itching to do some planting outdoors, but our average last frost date isn’t until mid-May. I do have an indoor grow…
Continue reading ➞ Super Simple Winter Sowing with Milk Jugs Tutorial
March is already here & the weather is finally starting to warm up, but our days will continue to be relatively cold until well into April. Even though I can’t wait for 70+ degree days, I also still kinda enjoy getting to bundle up on chilly days. What’s better to eat on a chilly day…
Continue reading ➞ Easy Chili Recipe with Homegrown Tomatoes
It has finally started to warm up here after weeks upon weeks of frigid temps & over 30 inches of snow. We have been enjoying a few 40+ degree days here, which of course just serves to get me itching to garden it up as soon as possible. I’m in gardening zone 5b, so planting…
Continue reading ➞ Gardening Adventures: Seed-Starting Planning
I had no idea what was in store for me when I planted tomato seeds in my AeroGarden a month ago. I ended up with way more seeds than I was expecting & I wasn’t quite sure if any of them would end up growing or not. The first sprout came up just in time,…
Continue reading ➞ Adventures in Hydroponics: Growing Tomato Plants in an AeroGarden
First thing’s first, I tend to avoid buying perennial plants that stay small since I feel like the bigger the plant, the more value I get out of my money. I prefer perennials that get at least 5 feet tall & I have a hard time even looking at small variations. Because of that, I…
I created this place in order to both document my own gardening journey & to help others with their own gardening adventures. My normal posts consist of tutorials, recipes, or essentially journals of what I’ve been doing in my own garden. But, I haven’t really gotten into why gardening is so important to me or…
Continue reading ➞ Garden your Way Through it: How Gardening Helps Me
It’s the end of January & I have already planted tomatoes, even though it’s the dead of winter over here in Zone 5b. How? My AeroGarden Harvest that’s how. I got this awesome grow light/hydroponic system last year, which I have written about extensively (check out my first impressions, one month review & cleaning out…
Continue reading ➞ Adventures in Hydroponics: Planting Tomato Seeds in an AeroGarden
A year ago, a forgotten bundle of dried celosia flowers paved the way to the growing from seed journey that was 2020 for me. I was able to harvest a bunch of seeds from the flowers, all the while not being so sure that it would end up working out. I planted the seeds in…
Continue reading ➞ Adventures in Gardening: Harvesting Celosia Seeds
One of the best things about gardening is the ability to grow your own food. It’s even better when you can save the food that you’ve grown & enjoy it months later when your garden has gone to sleep under layers of snow. It’s a yearly tradition of mine to make my own tomato sauce…
Continue reading ➞ Lasagna Recipe with Homegrown & Homemade Sauce
The Plantiful Gardener 