Posts from the ‘My Garden’ Category

  • My favorite garden bug

    January 21st, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    I was in my garden on Saturday and spotted my favorite garden bug! She’s so pretty. They move slow and are soo cute too!  They eat aphids and are very beneficial for a garden. Ladybugs always welcome!

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  • Pink tomatoes on the vine

    January 19th, 2013 | My Garden, Tomatoes | Melanie | No Comments

    I picked tomatoes and a tiny bell pepper that finally turned green but only got as big as a golf ball. I am not sure why I planted it off season, but I think I bought it and thought why not try it. My tomatoes are still growing despite the cold weather. I covered them […]

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  • Eating peas with Mimi

    January 18th, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    A perfect day for me is being able to spend time with my grandchild, and to be in my garden is wonderful too! I am “Mimi”, at least that is what I am trying to stick as my grandma name. Years ago I made blankets for each of my kids when they were babies and […]

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  • Testimonials

    January 16th, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    I have received a few testimonials about my garden plans and thought I would share.  They made my day when I read them! If you have bought my plans and want to share what you think, please email me and let me know. Thanks everyone for being so sweet and kind! If you are new […]

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  • Water reflections

    January 11th, 2013 | My Garden, Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    I spent today on my college campus getting trained for my final semester of college as a student teacher. I can’t wait to graduate and after over 30 years of on and off college, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had a great day and it made me […]

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  • Mystery green bean name solved: Rattlesnake

    January 8th, 2013 | Green beans, My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    For Thanksgiving my family had the best green bean dish but I was curious as to why the beans I grew had a purple stripe on them. I mentioned it in this post and never looked into it. I was in Sweet Organic Solutions and mentioned to Donna Faye about them. She asked what they […]

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  • 13 Benefits for building a raised urban garden

    January 6th, 2013 | My Garden, Random Stuff | Melanie | No Comments

    It’s hard to think that I have only been gardening a year and I still just love it. I had gardened in the past but never stuck with it longer than a season. I hated to weed and didn’t stay with taking care of it. Now, I can’t wait for the next season to plant […]

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  • A new home for red lettuce

    January 6th, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | No Comments

    I was in Wal-mart a few days ago and I saw some red lettuce that I thought would be perfect for my lettuce bed. I usually go through the garden center and check to see what they have. Today I noticed that their shipment of grapes and blueberries were in. We are trying to sell […]

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  • Covering the garden when it is windy and cold

    January 4th, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | 1 Comment

    I made a post in December about covering my garden with the planket. I found the best deal to buy the planket at home depot. They come in three different sizes, but the ones I bought were 10 ft x 20 ft for $19.99.  They work great but when it gets really windy, it is […]

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  • Pictures I missed posting in 2012

    January 1st, 2013 | My Garden | Melanie | 5 Comments

    In digging through my computer files of garden pictures, I found some that I overlooked to post. I thought I would share a hodgepodge of random pictures from 2012 that I missed. I have gotten better about blogging in the last several months, so these are from earlier in the year. Sorry for their randomness […]

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