Five Lessons I Learned Building A Kitchen Garden

  Lesson #1: Measure First. My original plans for my mom’s bed was to build it 8’x4’ using four two-by-sixes cut in half and eight full-size. Before the associate at Home Depot made the first cut, I wondered how I’d fit an 8-foot board in my mom’s car. So, we ended up taking a couple…

Soil Blocker Snap Dragons and Zinnias

Last spring I got a soil blocker at the FREE THE SEEDS event in Kalispell. I was so excited to get to finally use it this year. Mike set me up this cute little table and I think he will maybe build a greenhouse around it. We’re not sure yet, but it was fun to…

Planting Your Seeds – The Four Most Important Piles To Sort Your Seeds By

I was in a Facebook group the other day and someone asked how people stored their seeds. There were some of the most elaborate systems I had ever seen everything from Pinterest worthy filing systems to recycled containers full. We keep ours in a dark cool cabinet, in an assortment of recycled containers, boxes and…

Garden Activities for Kids

Someone asked me for some ideas for garden activities for kids. This was one of my favorites from a workshop I got to attend. They brought bread and hummus and vegetable slices and we got to make garden sandwiches. It was really fun. I also suggested to perform my earth day play about Gaylord Nelson. …