winter gardening

Can I grow hydroponic lettuce? Let-us see if this hydroponics works for me, for growing lettuce [Hydroponic_indoor_garden_system.PNG] With the cost of lettuce rising to a predicted $10, I see that our options are to: • Not eat lettuce again until sp

Backtracking Thursday, (November 17, 2022) my hydroponics gardening system from Moistenland arrived through Amazon.  Friday morning, I set up the system and planted some lettuce seeds.  The Seeds Earlier this fall, I had ordered my garden seeds for

Winter Damage in the Hoophouse [Winter_garden.PNG] Freezing temperatures have damaged crops in the Hoophouse. - November 29/22 I set up my greenhouses last spring and they have been a win, win, win!  I was especially happy when I was picking and eati

We had a fresh garden salad today, this Christmas Eve day. [Hydroponic-lettuce .PNG] Fresh? How fresh? Well, I picked it, put some dressing on it, and ate it. That fresh! 30 days ago I set up my indoor, hydroponics gardening system and started som

Happy New Year! We finally got to have our Christmas dinner with the family and for veggies, I decided to harvest some of the carrots that are in my greenhouse. This is a first .. not just the first of the year but the first time that I have ever h

Last fall, I wrapped up our hoophouses (greenhouses) for the season, partly because I didn’t know what to expect but primarily, to be honest, I wanted a break from gardening. Silly me. Did you see my post about the carrots? I dug up carrots from t

When I was young, we frequently heard the phrase:  “You will eat a peck of dirt in your lifetime. ” That was definitely true, back in the day. Today, in 2023, I wonder how much dirt we do consume and what are the benefits? [2A60AD0B-5774-4CE6-A73

Winter’s last kick at the can, one last heavy ice and snow storm, wreaked havoc on my Hoophouse … it had done so well. We had a lot of ice and snow and I forgot to go clear the roof it the Hoophouse … The frame is now bent and twisted from the wei

Winter’s last kick at the can, one last heavy ice and snow storm, wreaked havoc on my Hoophouse … it had done so well up to this point. We had a lot of ice and snow and I forgot to go clear the roof of the Hoophouse … The frame is now bent and twi