Double-Digging. For those of you not quite familiar with double-digging, let me fill you in. Double-digging is a dirty, sweaty, tiring, backbreaking way to prepare your garden bed for planting. I hate thinking… Continue reading
This Month’s Word is: cul·ti·va·tion. \kŭl′tə-vā′shən\ (noun) (m.1 Agriculture): the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants; and the preparation of ground to promote their growth.
A last word (for now) about companion plantings: If you have relied heavily in the past on store-bought fertilizers and pesticides to keep your garden in check, and want to get away from… Continue reading
No, not the Final Four of the NCAA. These are the final four companion plantings to finish off March’s topic (perhaps a few days late). I chose these plants because they’re not usually… Continue reading
As we near the end of the month, I wanted to share a few more herbal companions that work well in the food garden: Caraway. Caraway is a Biennial or Annual Herb, which… Continue reading
Bio-intensive; companion plantings; water scarcity; those terms kept running through my head as I plotted out bed No. 2. Although important to keep them in mind so that I can give my garden… Continue reading
