The Dirt
Morning Garden Meditation
Spending Time in You’re Garden by Sandy Swegel Yesterday afternoon the musical ditty stuck in my head was a new rendition of “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer.” The music was the same but the lyrics were “I got dive bombed by a Hummingbird.” I was minding my own business weeding a lovely rock […]
What I Learned About Peas this Year
Tips for Growing the Best Peas by Sandy Swegel Two friends each planted a pack of peas back in March and lovingly watered and tended them while I watched. One garden produced 5 glorious pounds of pea pods and made the gardener, a cook, very happy. The other garden grew 12 spindly plants that have put out […]
3 Ways to Enjoy Gardening More
Revitalize Your Love For Gardening by Sandy Swegel We had our first 100-degree day which always reminds me that I prefer to be a fair-weather gardener and garden where it is cool and partly shady. Sometime mid-summer, gardening can become a chore rather than a delight. So on that hot day, I thought about what […]