Quick post this morning, after waking up to snow on St. Paul's East Side! It was just a little dusting, but it's still a good thing that I covered up the potatoes with the tarp on Friday night.
When the temps get too low, you wanna make sure you're covering up your crops! And yes, this even goes for a cold-weather vegetable like potatoes. As hearty and strong as potatoes can be, even they can die off if it gets too cold out. The temperature
So way back in the day, probably circa 2015, 2016, I had a colleague who remarked to me that I was probably spending more on my garden than the veggies I was growing were worth... I thought, challenge accepted. I’ve had a vegetable garden almost every summer since I
Quick update on the microgarden - I consolidated all the herbs into one unit this morning. It's been 11 days since I started these pods, as originally shared in this post. I plan to dismantle the other microgarden and clean it up for next winter. RELATED: Checking In on
Here's another life hack I learned years and years ago–you can use empty soda cans at the bottom of containers to save on dirt! I prepped my containers for the season a few days ago. Now, how I personally go about growing herbs, tomatoes, and zucchini in
Last fall, I left about a half-row worth of carrots behind in the garden - after reading that they would be fine in the spring. Fast forward to yesterday, when I was out doing some other yardwork, I figured it was time to pick the carrots. Got a pretty good
Planted all the potatoes that were chitting indoors since February into their bags today. I'm going to do a little experiment and compare the two batches. I used four bags for the potatoes I bought from Amazon, and six for the organic potatoes from Target. I've
Figured this morning is as good a time as any to share this old video (from back on July 3, 2025), as I'll be moving my potatoes outside into their bags this afternoon! Last year was the first time I tried growing potatoes. I was growing baby Yukon
I've been growing broccoli since the summer of 2023. Each year, I've gone with a Sun King Hybrid blend, which I've found is very efficient and easy to manage. But last year must have been a record-setter! Take a look at this crudely
It's been five days since I set up the two microgardens to jump, start a couple of herbs for growing in containers, so I figured it'd be good to check in this morning and see if any have sprouted. RELATED: Prepping Container Herbs in Two Microgardens
So I was already working on a new post when I found this video on my cell phone from August 11th, 2023, of me walking through the vegetable garden and giving a little tour that day. Day. Figured I'd share it with everyone this morning! I usually plant
I made this timelapse yesterday at the Frank and Sims Yard Waste Site of me loading up on compost for the season. Enjoy!