It’s that time of year to start planning the garden. Spring dreaming, here is the Farmhouse 1820 vegetable garden design and video. Here in the northeast, it’s still cold outside. The grass, shrubs and trees are looking rather meek, but inside, garden designs and planning are well underway. Back in January, I spent hours on […]
How To Make The Potting Mix I Use For Sowing Seeds
As I was planning out my gardens and doing all that tweaking in the garden house, I was also mixing the potting mix that I use to sow seeds. Then, I got to thinking that this soil recipe would be great for today’s quick tip.
It’s a recipe I only wish I had come up with myself, it’s what all the great gardeners use, and those like me that aspire to be. I learned this tip from my gardening friend, and I’ve also read up and collected the benefits of making your own potting mix. A tried and true potting mixture that promotes strong and plentiful plants. Say that 10 times fast. Once the ingredients are gathered, it takes just a minute or two to mix and then you’re off to the races. Here’s how to make the potting mix I use for sowing seeds.
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Garden Dreaming – Sow Seeds Now For Growing Leeks
Every year when January rolls around, I start pouring over my gardening and seed catalogs and begin planning my garden. It’s like, Christmas is over, let’s go straight to spring. But alas, it doesn’t quite work that way, yet in the meantime during the winter months I wait, I have something to look forward to.
Have you started to plan out your garden yet? Are you anxious to get planting and doing a little garden dreaming? You’re in luck because it’s time to sow seeds now for growing leeks.
Getting Garden Ready
Although I think of March as a rather dismal month – what with winter holding a tight grip and everything leans on the color brown, March is when I get to sow the seeds for my vegetable garden and get my growing season on. True, every southern facing window is occupied by trays of starter […]
