I wrote this post back in September which was not that long ago. I’ve had a busy past few years, and I’ve been promising to show you how my urban garden grows. I will make a third attempt this year (since I’ve been trying since 2016 ) and you know what they say… ‘third time’s…
Category: Urban Potager
Let’s rebuild our cities for us and nature
I may have disappeared from blogging off and on this past year which is a privilege us bloggers can enjoy at times since even when we withdraw the stories remain. Us humans have the opportunity to step out and miss work or close down a company and take a break from our life. Nature can…
Still here just treading in place!
To all my blogger friends (you know who you are), local gardeners and some new people who just signed up to read my blog. I have not disappeared off the face of the earth, but I have been on “no post” zone for nearly half the year. I have no excuse just life got in…
Growing food is something we all need to learn and pass on to the next generation
Remember the words of Henry Thoreau? He said, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” I’ve been thinking about food growing a lot lately since I put away all…
Did you ever suffer from a garden slump?
I have this summer; I just couldn’t get myself motivated to get out in the garden and take pictures or get excited about anything. It started in early spring with the repairing of our flat roof. It was supposed to be a simple job but turned into the “never-ending story” of home repair. We are…
You can grow nature and food on your city lot if you learn to mix it and see what happens
Is it food or nature I am trying to grow on my city lot? Both I believe…. I love meadows. Don’t you? There is something about a meadow that takes us back to our childhood. I remember running and chasing butterflies in a field near my house.When you live in an urban area, you hardly…
Don’t forget to start Swiss Chard and Kale this week
Kale and Swiss Chard inspired me to expand my urban potager in 2006! We have a wonderful year round, indoor + outdoor farmer’s market in the Quad Cities. Not only do we have that but we also have several smaller farmer markets in the parking lots of our hospitals on the weekends. There are 100’s…
Sometimes when growing in small spaces you have to “Par-cel” through the garden!
I don’t know why, but the word “Par-cel” makes me think of the square dance call “do-si-do.”It just has a nice sound to it and since it is an amazing cultivar of Leaf Celery ( Apium graveolens var. secalinum). It makes me want to dance for joy, I feel like yelling lets Par-cel through the garden!If…
Do you count on things to never change?
When my husband and I purchased our second home in 1999, we were looking for a home close to work. It had to be a walking distance from the schools our kids were attending,have a place to grow food, first floor laundry and have an office to work from home. It took us two years…
Free Spirit Gardening has endless possibilities when you experiment each season to find the right mix
If you want to see change, around you, then you have to be the first to step out of the box! I can remember when my oldest daughter was attending a preschool class the teacher came up to me and said, ” Your daughter is a free-spirit” in a negative tone! I made a mental…
Modern-Day Kitchen Garden 