Early this year, I decided to organize all my vegetable, herb, and flower seeds for the 2021 and beyond growing season.
Before, I stored my seeds in clear plastic boxes. The boxes were an okay option but the seed packets ended up getting quite un-organized shifting around all over with the number of people using it and moving it around.
As it is nearing the end of October, we spent last weekend cleaning up the garden till the next planting season. This garden cleaning afternoon was timely done with a early freeze hitting us this weekend. Normally we don’t see temperatures dip into the low 20’s until mid-winter!
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The Spring and Summer season has come and gone but that doesn’t mean gardening has to stop. That said, my husband and I are giving Fall and Winter gardening. I’m not sure about where you live but here in Zone 8 there are many things that can still grow and be harvested to eat and be ready for the months ahead.
While getting our garden plot going for the season, we’ve again turned to DRAMM a company that produces exceptionally good watering tools, accessories and fertilizers for the garden. I have been using their products since 2017 and am pleased to say those are still going strong! Click here for my previous review on the Rain Wand.
It is day 77 of having our community garden and it has truly surprised us. We feared that because we started so late in the growing season we would get little by this point in time. Though the soil wasn’t deeply tilled, fertilized and treated with layers of compost and many other nutrition it would fall flat, however it has grown well enough that we are enjoying its benefits daily!
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