Episode-69- Start Seeds With Soil Blocks For Easy Planting

Less than 3 weeks until the last spring frost. Feels like it may have already passed but I’m not taking any chances. Still using April 20 for northern Virginia. What’s been sowed in soil blocks so far: green onions (lots of them), parsley, chives, tomatoes, hot peppers, asters, four o’clocks, marigold, thyme, oregano, okra, chamomile, […]

Harvest

Edamame Man 9-30-11 As you can see we are still harvesting and today we feast on edamame Japanese style. However, this weekend’s cold rains may have brought an early end to the summer harvests. Not to worry though as the fall gardening includes diakon radish, beets, spinach and endive. Check out more of the 2011 harvests […]

Episode-11- Replace Oven Heating Element Without Leaving Home Or Calling For Help

Cheap, easy and safe oven heating element replacement My favorite favorite way to fix an appliance – you don’t have to waste your time in a big box store asking someone who isn’t much help where something you need is and then they probably charge too much even if they have exactly the part you’re […]

Garden Harvests and Blooms

I wanted to add in something to accompany the video and production pictures to help keep track of how the gardens are producing. Already finished until next year or the fall are; spinach, loose leaf lettuce, radishes and bulb onions. If you’re not aware I grow all of our flowers and vegetables from seed and I […]