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Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

2-DSC_0036 Want to learn how to grow your own veggies at home? Check out this Google Hang-Out Web Event to learn more. In this video Pam Bennett, with Ohio State University Extension and myself share information about basic gardening. We cover raised beds, soil, composting, easy veggies to grow and more.

Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Web Event 5/14

DSCF9896 I Can’t Get Enough of Home Grown Peppers and Tomatoes……The Farm Bureau enjoys working with people who grow food and understand that food production doesn’t just happen in farm fields, but also in backyards and gardens across the state. This is why they are hosting the Vegetable Gardening for Beginners, a free online workshop May 14 at 7 p.m.

Best Blog Post Ever

Fullscreen capture 5112013 125829 PM It is the 10th year of gardening in my Ohio country garden here in Bowling Green and like most gardeners I’ve been super busy laying out new beds, mulching, tending to my greenhouse and weeding. The biggest difference between me and most gardeners today is  I would say 30% of my day is spent using [...]

Wine Garden Design at Northwest Flower and Garden Show

DSC_3072-2 Who doesn’t love a glass of wine in the garden?  Now how about a create place in a garden show to enjoy local wines? One of my favorite gardens at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was the shows wine garden.  The hard-scape mixed with the landscape design breath taking. The images don’t completely capture [...]

Maumee River Walleye Season

frontWalleye Each year thousands of fishing enthusiasts gather down along the Maumee River in Northwest Ohio to participate in the great Walleye Run. Yesterday I happen to be driving by the ‘Walleye Madness’ and couldn’t believe I found an open spot along the Maumee River to capture the Canadian Geese that were enjoying the day in [...]

Head Start on Spring Gardening

BLOG_FF One of the really cool things about having your own home greenhouse is being able to get a head start on spring. It maybe 50*F one day and then snow storm the next in March in zone 5b Ohio where I live and grow. My 10′x12′ is a safe haven for annuals that wouldn’t make it outdoors and a great place to get seeds started from the summer veggie garden. Click on over to Tootsie Time to see what others are sharing for Fertilize Friday!

Spring is Fighting Winter in my Ohio Garden

Hellebore Begins To Show Life Happy Spring Everyone! I’m so excited to be in the garden today and able to share with you the beginning of a fabulous growing season. My spring is totally different that what most people would be excited about this time of year. The forecast today puts us just above freezing and we even had a few snow flurries this morning.
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