Yesterday as I did a brief walk around the new vegetable garden to check on the progress of the cabbage and onion seedlings and the strawberry bed, I felt as if I was being watched. I glanced up and saw a bluebird perched on top of one of the fence posts. He’s not the first bluebird I’ve seen this spring, but I suspect he’s the same gentleman who likes to sit and sing to us from the satellite dish. He also peeks in on me while I’m working, sometimes startling me by belting out a loud, robust trill from the roof top when I have the window open. We’ve seen this fellow and a female flying low over the cow manure pile, and I assume they’re snapping up some insects. They always return to the woods next to our property. I’m so hopeful that they have a nest there. Welcome, my friend. You are more than welcome in my garden.
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Replenishing Raised Bed Garden Soil
Raised bed vegetable garden soil soil needs to be replenished periodically. If you’ve done your job right and selected great soil, and amended it with nice compost, you’re going to have super garden soil for the first few years. Because you don’t walk on a raised bed garden the way that you do with typical…
How to Build a Vegetable Garden Using Raised Beds
If you’re thinking about building a vegetable garden this year, raised beds are one of the best ways I know of to start a vegetable garden. Instead of renting a rototiller or hand-digging the soil, adding amendments and turning it all under to create a good garden bed, you start with the best soil mixture…
Henbit: Plant Profile
I’ve put together this henbit plant profile to spotlight a lovely plant – which many gardeners consider a weed. Weed or flower? To me, it’s a matter of perspective. Every spring, at least one of my raised beds is covered in a thick mat of henbit. Henbit is both lovely and practical despite being labeled…
The Ultimate Guide to Growing Organic Beets
I wrote this Ultime Guide to Growing Beets to share my techniques for growing tasty, organic beets. Beets are a powerhouse of nutrition. Both the beetroot and the leaves and stems are edible. You can also can beets and beet greens to store them for year-round use. Here, I share with you a full guide…
Fantastic – what a cheery sight! Great news that there are a pair near you.