A Spice with a Rich Legacy Cloves may be small, but they have a storied history and impressive health benefits packed into each bud. Originally cultivated in the Maluku Islands, or Spice Islands of Indonesia, cloves were so valuable in ancient times that they led to fierce competition and trade routes being forged across oceans. […]
So, now that you’ve made sure your soil is well prepared with lots of nutrients and organic matter– you’re ready to move to the next step. Planting. As a gardener nothing tastes better than something you have grown in your own garden. You’ll especially enjoy it because you know you’ve grown it without chemicals and […]
What You Can Use in Your Compost What to Use to Create Quality Compost Compost can be made from kitchen scraps and leaves. It’s true you can get compost from the garden store. But if you can make your own it will be even better. Or you can use both. Just make sure it says […]
Nothing feels better than when you look out from the window, and you see your plants thriving! When they’re looking so green and crisp, you just want to go and eat them up! That is why it’s important to remember that all living things on this Earth need water. Most plants really need about 1 […]
Cold season plants Temp below freezing and guaranteed chance of frost. While most plants go dormant during the Winter- Plants like Broccoli, kale and cabbage are cold tolerant. With a little help from you with things like a cold frame, they can continue to grow throughout the winter. In the cold season, most plants are […]
Raised bed gardens are ideal. I prefer them because I know exactly what the makeup of my soil is. What you feed your plants is what they will be feeding you. Making a raised bed can be expensive. But you can eliminate some of the expense by filling the bottom of your raised bed with […]
GARDENING- “Love it or Hate it” Gardening is an art or a science. Either you love it or you have a love- hate relationship with it. And most of the time the “love-hate” is because of not understanding what they are doing. MIND SHIFT The kind of garden you build all depends on you as […]
Are you putting enough Fuel n your Business or are you simply hanging out at the gas pump? Is Social Media for everyone? Is it for you? In this post we will be analyzing the pros and cons of Social Media. If you are simply engaging in a conversation, and not building quality content for […]
This summer was beautiful. I did my ministry in the morning, then went out to play in my garden. My garden provided most of my lunches through the summer. I did not want to cook. I’d rather play with my plants, so I would take a bowl and as I walk through my garden, I […]
