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Marigolds and Vegetables: experiment update!

Laura — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:48:00 +0000

Last month, over at Live Creatively Inspired, I shared the start of our garden experiment: adding marigolds to our vegetable garden perimeter, with the hope they would repel bad pests and rodents, while encouraging beneficial insects like bees for better pollination. And now it’s time for an update! In summary? So far, so good! It’s...

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Plant Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden!

Laura — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:37:00 +0000

Do you plant flowers among your vegetables? We’re planting marigolds in our vegetable bed this year, after I read about the possible benefits of doing so. I’m sharing all the benefits today over at Live Creatively Inspired. Click here to read: Marigolds in the Vegetable Garden? Yes! And if you’re curious how we built our...

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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed for Vegetables

Laura — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:42:00 +0000

Let me set the scene… One day last Spring, my husband I were looking at the backyard and considering what projects we needed to do, versus what projects we wanted to do. (We still have a long way to go in terms of getting this yard into shape.) We originally created a nice-sized vegetable bed area...

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Container Gardening Mini-Series: Fertilizer

Laura — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Welcome to the third installment of our Container Garden Mini-Series. Today’s post is a bit more lengthy as there’s lots of info I want to share with you. First, to catch up on this mini-series, you can read Parts One and Two by clicking below: Part One: Commitment ...

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Container Gardening Mini-Series: Water

Laura — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Welcome to the second installment of our Container Garden Mini-Series. Yesterday I talked about commitment issues. If you’re a commitment-phobe, container gardening is probably not for you. You can click here to read why: Part One: Commitment Today’s topic? Water! Depending on what type of plants you purchase, whether your containers are in sun or shade or...

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Container Gardening Mini-Series: Commitment

Laura — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:58:00 +0000

After my post full of Gardening Tips and Links, I received quite a few inquiries for more specifics about container gardening. I love talking about gardening – just ask my husband: I could blather on all day long about it – so I’m happy to oblige with a mini-series of container gardening advice! blath *...

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