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Protect plants from wind and water

by Donna Balzer | May 30, 2018 | Gadgets, GARDENING, Landscaping Tips | 0 Comments

There is no easy answer to keeping plants moist and if they dry out from lack of water or too much wind, they do get stressed and stressed plants get diseased. Sometimes they even die.

Did You Have a Dream? More Potato Growing Tips

by Donna Balzer | May 7, 2018 | Food, GARDENING | 2 Comments

Obvioulsy I had to try potatoes in shallow water because I love potatoes and am always looking for better or different ways to grow them. If you follow this blog you know I have grown red potatoes and blue potatoes. I have grown them in both bags and pots and in wire fencing. I have even grown them in the ground like everyone else! But I had never ever done this before I heard about Al’s friend’s dream.

Like a Farmer on a Budget: Multiply Grape, Figs and Blackberries from Cuttings

by Donna Balzer | Apr 17, 2018 | Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Trees & Shrubs | 0 Comments

This spring we are expanding into the “back 40” as my dad used to call the back pasture on the farm. This is an area we recently had to fence because we joined the lot behind us with our main house lot. In doing that we had to clear out the branches and brambles and big stumps that were in the way. And so we were left with a field. A new planting opportunity. This post looks at edible shrubs and will be of special interest to green-thumb gardeners or farmers on a budget.