Gardening

More than a year ago, I learned that natural luffa sponges are harvested from a plant! Maybe you believed a long time like I did that luffa sponges came from the ocean. I was absolutely floored that I could grow luffa gourds right at home! Right away I ordered enough seeds for myself and both…

Currently, Philip and I live in Central Florida which is garden zone 9A which experiences mild winters. In the past several years we have found that if we plant our garden early when there is still a chance of frost, we are much more successful with the garden.  We do have to be very mindful…

Spring is here and it’s time to get the 2022 Container Garden planted! Philip and I usually like to plant our garden in February to try and avoid the bugs but this year we just didn’t have time!  We do risk dealing with frost, but it’s usually a gamble we take and for three years…

Summer has official begun.  While many gardeners around the country are just getting started and starting to see some real growth in their gardens, here in Florida, zone 9a, we are winding down. Its been several weeks, time for an updated garden tour. Gardener’s Nemesis Insects, my constant nemesis, are really starting to do some…

When Philip and I began talking about the 2021 garden, I advocated growing a container garden. If you recall, we have had very large gardens the last two years, so a container garden seemed like a step backward.  However, the alternative was that we would not have a garden for 2021. I’m so glad we…