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My Garden Update 3/9/16

Posted on March 9, 2016 by

Oh I just love it when seeds begin popping up and things begin to flower.  I am very impatient this year with my garden since I am trying some new things.  Here is what’s blooming and growing in my garden … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Gardening – What is it?

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

What is sustainable gardening? This is the dictionary definition of sustainable. Capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below. Pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual … Continue reading →

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Growing Plants from Store Bought – Ginger and Carrot Seeds

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

There are many plants you can re-grow from store-bought produce and eventually I want to try them all.   I am already re-growing store-bought celery with great results. One of the weirdest posts I have seen recently was re-growing carrot … Continue reading →

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Weed Barrier – Lawn Edging

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

Weeds, weeds, weeds. I basically have no grass left in my yard, except of course the bermuda grass that has wandered into my whole yard.  Bermuda grass is know as a common grass or weed.  OK I call it a … Continue reading →

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A Big Pile of Mulch

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Saturday I received a truck load of mulch.  The pile is about 3′ high by 12′ long by about 4′ wide.  This is a very thick mulch and I wasn’t able to use it for gardening so I decided to use … Continue reading →

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Cockroaches, Butterflies and Birds – Working in the Garden

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

This morning I decided to put some serious effort into preparing the yard for my sustainable garden project.  This is going to be a HUGE project.   Most of my back yard is nothing but weeds.  On the “Back to Eden” video … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Gardening – Free Newspaper

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

I am in the process of trying to prepare part of my yard for the type of sustainable gardening I discovered while watching the “Back to Eden” video. On the “Back to Eden” website the steps for preparing your area for … Continue reading →

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Mulch/Compost Free

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

After watching “Back To Eden” I decided I needed to try this way of sustainable gardening.  I looked up where I could get the type of mulch that was used on the video and found that our county (Brevard Co., … Continue reading →

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