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How I Make Mint Tea From my Garden

After snipping a bunch of stems with lots of fresh looking leaves, the mint gets washed of all dirt. I use a salad spinner to help quickly dry the bunch. Then, I start the drying process. There are a few different ways to do this part. I prefer to dry my herbs the old-fashioned way,Continue reading “How I Make Mint Tea From my Garden”

5 Tips for Thinning Your Baby Lettuce

Exciting times in my small city garden! Enjoying the fruits of my labor with the first salad from my vegetable garden is always a special treat. This year I am growing a lovely mix of salad greens called “Salad Bowl” along with “Burpee Bibb” lettuce. Described as a delicately crisp lettuce that is slow toContinue reading “5 Tips for Thinning Your Baby Lettuce”

A Lovely Rose in a Small Garden

I think we all can agree that roses are beautiful! This Mother’s Day I was gifted a beautiful rose bush for the garden (from my wonderful hubby). Since that day I’ve been caring for this lovely bush and admiring its blossoms on a routine basis. The color of the rose is a vivid pink thatContinue reading “A Lovely Rose in a Small Garden”

Foraging for wild edibles

What an experience! So, tonight I went on a nature walk at the Awbury Arboretum with a group called the Wild Foodies of Philadelphia. I walked the grounds of the arboretum with a foraging enthusiast and was enlightened by the wealth of information that she was able to share about all of the native plantContinue reading “Foraging for wild edibles”

The Annual “Wildcard”

So, every year I have a garden and every year I like to try to grow something new! A plant that I have no experience growing, and have never grown before…that’s what I call the “wildcard”. In some years, I’ve had plants that I’ve experimented with and planted for the first time with great results!Continue reading “The Annual “Wildcard””

Wayward Tomatoes

  So I have a lot of little tomato seedlings this year. So many, that I had to start tossing them away! 🙁 I planted tomato seeds in the garden and they are coming up beautifully. However, there are more than 50+ tomato seedlings coming up in various sections of the garden- in places thatContinue reading “Wayward Tomatoes”