My last video I talked about no longer doing summer gardening because the heat is too much for the plants and the people. And the bugs become unbearably difficult to deal with. This time I’m going to prove what I…
I’ve made a big decision that will change the way I grow food. I’ve decided to grow smarter, not harder. That means no more summer gardening for me. In this video I’ll explain what I mean, why I’m doing it,…
The squash vine borer strikes again. I planted 8 squash plants this year – 2 each of spaghetti, crook neck yellow, zucchini, and tatume (a SVB resistant variety).Planting a resistant variety worked for the cabbage 👉🏾https://youtube.com/shorts/WMYZxcp8meA?si=Bn7Ze0Q4sae5is6w so I’m hoping it…
I have to leave my garden unattended a lot during the summer when we travel for basketball tournaments. Does it make me a bad plant/garden mama? No. It just means I have to figure out ways to make sure my…
Are you thinking about starting a garden or expanding on what you already have? The most expensive thing about gardening is filling and topping off garden beds with soil. Over the last 8 years, the most valuable thing I’ve learned…
I’ve been searching for up lights for the front of our home since we’ve been here – 10 years now. I think I’ve finally found the perfect lighting for us – this is Gardenreet landscape lighting and we love it!…
Do You Need New Outdoor Lighting? Outdoor lighting is important for so many reasons. There are so many outdoor lighting options that we homeowners can create amazing landscapes and showcase our home’s exterior in any way we can imagine! Being…
It’s my favorite time of the year – salad season! The greatest thing about it is the freshest ingredients possible straight from my backyard garden! The hardest thing about growing salad fixings in zone 9a is that lettuce (and spinach)…
The best way to clean 2″ blinds is also the easiest using items you probably already have on hand! I’ve tried all kinds of methods including specialty gadgets like this one & the bathtub method, and none of them work…
I created a video recap of the 5 major things I learned while starting seeds indoors for my spring 2025 garden. I really wanted to document this process because it’s fairly new for me. I’ve only done it once before…