Celebrating Life In The Ozarks
This category contains tips and tricks regarding things we have learned as we grow vegetables and herbs in the Ozarks. This includes outdoor as well as greenhouse gardening.
If I were to utter the phrase “garden recipe” what would you assume I would be talking about? You might think this post is going to be all about cooking vegetables. Instead, this post is about using natural ingredients in your garden for such things as fertilizer and pest control. This explains the title of …
Did you know that preparing your garden for winter will make things much easier for you to get your garden ready for planting in the spring? Do you believe that when the weather starts getting cold and the leaves start to fall it’s time to stash your gardening tools and wait for spring? Nothing could …
Growing Your Own Mushrooms Growing your own gourmet mushrooms can be easy and fun. If you love mushrooms, then it makes sense to grow your own. Gourmet mushrooms can be grown easily from spawn purchased online. In this article, I’m going to show you how to grow your own mushrooms from spawn in a backyard …
Don’t be alarmed if you see mushrooms in your garden. When you see them, what does it mean, and are they a threat to your garden? Read on to find out why having mushrooms in your garden is a good thing, and they aren’t a threat to your plants. Mushrooms are quite amazing. The many …
The trumpet vine is an easy to grow vine which can be considered invasive. It blooms with showy orange, yellow, and even red blooms. Bees and hummingbirds love the nectar the flowers produce. But beware; once you get it going, it may take over the yard if not properly trimmed back. The species we normally …
Melissa (Melissa officinalis) is known by its more common name Lemon Balm. If you pick one of the leaves and crush it between your fingers, it is easy to see why. The leaf exudes the smell of a freshly cut lemon. In fact, if you were blindfolded and only used the smell to tell between …
If you love fresh vegetables and herbs and hate having to buy them in the winter we may have just the thing for you. Greenhouse gardening can extend your growing season and provide you with fresh vegetables year-round. Just think how great it would be to be able to go into your own greenhouse and …