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Category Archives: Gardening
Just Plant Stuff
You don’t have to be the perfect gardener. You don’t have to do everything right. You just have to try. Nobody is as good a gardener as God. He can make anything grow anywhere he wants. Just look at these … Continue reading
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Fertigation Calculator
I really like drip irrigation. I also really like fertilizer injectors for the drip irrigation (fertigation). One of the issues I have is knowing how much to use. I like to use water soluble fertilizers such as Miracle Gro, Schultz, … Continue reading
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Laser Engraved Plant Tags
One of the biggest problems we have had over the years is keeping track of the things we grow. For the most part, it’s easy to tell a tomato plant from a zucchini plant, but when starting seeds, it’s important … Continue reading
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Learning How To Propagate
Years ago I went flower shopping for the very first time, best friend in tow. It was the nursery section of Builder’s Square and I had $20 burning a hole in my pocket. Flower money, which was also a first. … Continue reading
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More Garden Irrigation – Drip Tape
This post will be an instructional post for how I install drip tape irrigation in raised beds. There are many ways you can do this, I find this method to be effective for me. I use mainly Irritec Perma-Loc drip … Continue reading
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Favorite Finds At Aldi’s, Shopping Clearance Plants
Why is it called “Aisle of Shame”? My guess is because you go there for groceries and can come home with a chainsaw. I’m not ashamed of the things that I get from that aisle. In fact I went back … Continue reading
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New Garden Irrigation
The new garden area we created this year is really doing well. But it has added a lot of manual watering to our days. In the new garden area, we have about twenty grow bags of pumpkins and winter squash, … Continue reading
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15 Gallons of Fun – FIMCO 15 Gallon Spot Sprayer
This has made life a lot easier, a little more complicated sometimes, and overall an investment worth making.
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Growing Melons in a Poly Tunnel
I’ve never had great success growing melons. Sam was the first person to grow an actual watermelon here. From a seed that was in a piece of melon from the grocery store. He was excited about it and asked if … Continue reading
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Organizing Made Simple
I am a pro at putting things in safe places. So safe in fact that they will never be found again. I am also a pro at putting things that do not make sense being grouped together, together. I also … Continue reading
