This condensed checklist is derived from Monthly Home & Garden Maintenance checklists much like our Condensed Home Maintenance checklist. The catch as many know is that there are 15 “planting zones” in the US & our checklist was for Zone 4. In order to combat that issue we broke this up into specific zones – like pre & planting […]
Creating a Raised Garden Bed – Part Deux
In an earlier post, we created a simple raised garden bed from 2×12’s – ahh but what happens if you want taller than that. While we have done some with 6×6’s around 3′ tall the costs for those now is astronomical. In this case we simply went with 4×6’s which was about half the cost. […]
Guest Post: Creating a compost bin
Since moving into our new place we knew we needed to add a compost bin but the question was not only where, but how to build one that could blend in and didn’t cost a mint. In this case we choose a spot close to a shed which while it gets some sun is mostly […]
Turning a stump into a flower planter
Below is a picture of what was left of one of our favorite trees that we had pretty much babied for 5 years. While we considered ripping it out of the ground with a bull dozer or grinding the stump down, neither option seemed right so we decided to let it live another life. In […]
Creating a raised garden bed – in just a few hours
Last year’s gardening attempts were a disaster at our place, mainly due to our busy schedules. While we managed to get plenty of squash and a few other vegetables from it, most of the crop was lost to the pasture grass that simply overtook the garden. We are going to alleviate that problem this year […]
Composting Leaves – a quick guide
In the November Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist, we recommended composting your leaves instead of simply disposing of them. Why, wouldn’t it be easier to just rake them up and either burn them, or just bag them and send them off to the landfill? Well, not really, when you think about, besides you do not get […]