If you are just starting a new garden, it can be overwhelming to figure out what to grow. When I first started gardening,I tried to grow plants that were not a great choice for beginners and became very very frustrated….
Garden Prep in the Winter
Despite the fact that it has been in the 60s in NJ this week, it is still winter and I won’t be able to be out in the garden for a while. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t work…
How To Start A Garden Journal
If you have a garden, big, small or even just one raised bed, you need a garden journal. This must have tool for your garden that will help you year after year. Keeping records, notes, lists of successes and failures…
Afraid to Start a Garden?
In my post Introducing My Garden I wrote about not knowing how to start a garden. The truth was, I did not start gardening when I bought my house because I was afraid to start. This now seems silly to…
Introducing My Garden
Today I am going to introduce my garden and give a bit of its history. In 2017 I purchased my home in central New Jersey (Zone 7a). I was terrified to care for a house, with so things to take…
