DiyGarden

  • Welcome to the 2021 Garden

    Springtime Garden Are you already starting to think about your springtime garden? Me too! I’m sharing what we are working on in the video.

  • Making Mint and Vanilla Extracts

    Smells, isn’t it funny how they can bring memories rushing back. That is what happened to me this week as I was working on making some vanilla extract and mint extract. The wonderfully strong vanilla smell brought back memories of past Christmas baking. Vanilla Extract Sourcing for Vanilla Extract I ordered my Madagascar vanilla…

  • Worm Farming for the Garden

    It has been a busy and crazy gardening season here. I hope that you have had good luck with your garden as well! This has been the first full garden we have had since I got sick three years ago so it has taken a lot out of me to keep up with the…

  • Do You Keep A Garden Journal?

    It’s a simple one subject notebook that sits on the end of a table I have in my grow room. Right now, it’s pretty bear in that room. I haven’t been in there lately because all of the plants are outside. Today, as I walked by I spied my garden journal and realized I…

  • Garden Tour May 2020

    Hi guys, we have been very busy with the garden. I’ve been drying herbs such as basil and lemon balm. And I’m learning how to ferment foods such as carrots and kimchi. So, I haven’t forgotten about you and I promise I will be writing up a blog about all of the different adventures!…

  • Broth by So Many Names

    We all know how popular bone broth has become and I find it amusing that it has been made for centuries but been called by the protein of the bone; chicken, beef, pork, seafood and etc. I’ve been making chicken stock forever but when I heard of this new broth called bone broth I…

  • CPR Facts for the Garden

    Earlier this spring we planted what we call our CPR garden which has carrots, peas and radishes in it. We have really enjoyed it and are already enjoying radishes out of it, the peas are growing and I am actually seeing carrots this year which I have not had much luck with in the…

  • Positive Side of Covid-19

    Wow, I don’t know about you but this Covid-19 seems to be banging on my door trying to demand my attention, trying to scare me and to take my calm away and hold it hostage. I don’t know if you are feeling it too but I know that a lot of my neighbors and…

  • Being Prepared In the Garden

    Last year Ron and I decided we wanted to do a big garden and wanted to learn different ways of growing food. This was way before the coronavirus was heard of here in the United States but there were other factors that have happened to make us think this way. Weather Phenomenon & Gardening…

  • Carrots – My Story

    Carrots, it seems one of the most common vegetables out there. But I have never been able to grow them. So this spring I set out to try to grow that little orange veggie. I did some research on YouTube and found a guy that really seemed to know his stuff when it came…