Keeping Wildlife out of the Garden

Marjoram is in my top five favorite culinary herbs to grow at home.  I’ve been growing marjoram in patio pots for years and have discovered that sweet marjoram can take a simple dish from good to delicious! Popular in Italian and Greek cooking, marjoram is a versatile herb that can be used fresh or dried in salads, sauces, dressings, and in a multitude of meat dishes. Its flavor is delicate with aromatic tones of sweet woody pine and citrus.  My favorite way to use marjoram is to tos

Whether you believe in climate change or not, going organic in your garden has many things to recommend it. Leaving climate change aside for a moment, let’s consider some of the ramifications of going organic as a home gardener. Less cost (no chemical purchases etc.) Improved taste for fruit and vegetables You can re-introduce some of the better tasting heritage vegetables that have gone by the wayside because controlled and forced production has eliminated many of them – which has been done

The home gardener has several ways of irrigating the garden: a watering can; a garden hose with a fan nozzle or spray attachment; a portable lawn sprinkler; a soaker hose; or drip or trickle irrigation. Most of these options are simple to use and work adequately. While drip or trickle irrigation requires special equipment, it is the best method to use for conserving water. A drip irrigation system is the best method for conserving water in the vegetable garden.Barbara H

When I started this garden, I didn’t have high hopes. Due to several factors, I had not put a garden in the ground for years. There were the raised herb beds (self-sustaining for the most part), and I planted garlic now and again in the raised bed, and occasionally grew a tray of greens inside, but a full scale, planted-in-the-ground garden had taken a back seat to everything else going on in life. We supported, and still support, our local farm markets for the vegetables we wanted. This