Have you been watching patiently for the last frost in your growing region? Ordered seeds already? Dreaming of greener days outdoors? In case you need any more motivation, here are five great reasons to garden this year! Family Project Whether your aim is to teach the kids more responsibility or simply have a constructive way […]
Welcome! Saturdays in the Garden: The Day I Stopped Composting All of you green gardening friends out there know how important composting is. You’ve probably heard me wax nostalgic about proudly saving my family’s vegetable peelings year around so I can build a backyard compost pile to use later in the garden. I often mention […]
Warning, don’t try this at home. Squash can get heavy! My youngest had some heavy lifting to do when I picked zucchini a few days later than I should have. We have a lovely zucchini squash harvest, yet I missed them at their most perfect, tender stage. Notice below the difference in the squash fruits […]
Welcome to the Flour Sack Mama community! Grab our newsletter here. Who else is still striving for the perfect prize-winning vegetable to win a ribbon at the fair? If you are doing this with organic methods, avoiding most off-the-shelf chemical cocktails for growing a garden, you deserve a ribbon for that alone! Here are a […]
This post is in cooperation with Stonyfield as part of the #StonyfieldBlogger program! Request my free newsletter here! The name “Sea Salt by the Seashore” creates an image of outdoor dining with an ocean view, where a gourmet appetizer is served with a cool drink that somehow includes a squeeze of fresh lime. The crunch […]
Get my newsletter here! Affiliate links can help support this independent blog. Thank you for your support. Rich green colors in the garden give us hints of the rich antioxidant properties these powerful organic foods can have when they deliver nutrients directly to our kitchen tables! Any organic produce ripened in the garden and eaten […]
Stay in touch with my newsletter here! Enter here for summer grilling giveaway! One in four of you is growing your own vegetable garden, according to the latest census data. How is your garden growing this summer? We’re having moderate success, which I’m thankful for despite a hectic schedule and not enough time for maintenance […]
Leisurely Saturdays in the Garden…that was the premise of this weekend series I wanted to bring to you here on the Flour Sack Mama blog. Lately, where has the time gone? I’m behind on garden maintenance. It seems like I’ve blinked and it’s almost time to harvest tomatoes and more. Like I’ve stressed to you […]
Saturdays in the Garden: Managing Leaf Scorch Organically in the Strawberry Patch Our family takes pride in showing you the best picks of each gardening season, including the juicy strawberries we’ve been enjoying in May! Sometimes, we need to share with you the ugly side of organic gardening, to show you how we’ve been managing […]
Saturdays in the garden picking strawberries with the kids remind me of all the years my folks grew strawberries back at home in the Ozarks. Mom and Dad always kept a patch of berries, either on the hill behind the house or across the road in the vegetable garden. Dad was proficient at strawberry farming […]
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