Thursday, September 29, 2022

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Vegetable Garden Tour - winter sowing in May worked!

Vegetable Garden Tour - winter sowing worked! I used the winter sowing method in May to start my summer vegetables.  Here is how they look three months later.  
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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Garden Tour - Early August 2022 - Flower Garden

Garden Tour of my flower in early August 2022 - Summer Garden Tour. It has been very hot and I am just trying to keep things alive. Many plants are tired and spent and some had to be cut back after the tour. Take a walk with me around my garden.

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Small Backyard Vegetable Garden - How I built it - Vego Raised Beds and ...

I built a small enclosed vegetable garden in my backyard.  I used Vigoro fence panels a Vego raised beds. Also added drip irrigation.  I slowly would like to turn this space into a fairytale cottage vegetable garden with not just veggies but also beautiful flowers.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

My mom’s front flower garden - one year later

Update on my mom's perennial front flower bed.  It has been one year and the flowers are all in bloom and looking beautiful.  The plants have gotten so much bigger in just one year.

Mom's Garden Makeover:  https://youtu.be/3REBSL3V9WQ
Mom's garden tour last year:  https://youtu.be/pZcwRF34oxk

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Garden Tour - End of May - Flower Garden

End of May 2022 garden tour.  Spring flowers are in bloom and many of the summer flowers are starting to set their buds.  Tour of my garden in late spring with flowers in bloom. #gardentour

Saturday, May 14, 2022

How to Transplant Winter Sown Flower Seedlings directly into the garden

Transplanting winter sown flowers into the garden.  
How do you take those milk jugs or other winter sown containers full of seedlings and transplant in the ground? In this video, I’ll show you the hunk of seedlings method as well as seperating each seedling appart to transplant. #wintersowing  #transplantingwintersowing #wintersowingflowers

Friday, May 6, 2022

Winter Sowing Update - Final Reveal - Flower Seedlings

Opening winter sown milk jugs on April 29 to see what flowers seedlings I have and what has failed.  Gardening in zone 6b NJ

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Transplanting winter sown lettuce and arugula plus sowing radish seeds

In this video I show you how to transplant lettuce and arugula seedlings from your winter sowing.  I'm transplanting these into a Keter raised bed container that I placed inside my covered deck.  These were winter sowed in late February and are being transplanted in early April. 

Transplanting wintersown seeds, replanting winter sowed seedlings, transplanting winter sowed plants

Keter Easy Grow Elevated Resin Garden Bed Planter  
https://www.keter.com/us_en/msdl_1719...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Spring Garden Cleanup - Cutting Back Perennials

Spring Garden Cleanup 2022.  Everything is just waking up & I am cleaning out the garden bed and cutting back perennial plants. 🌱 Watch me clean-up in the garden and take a mini tour of what my garden looks like coming out of winter dormancy.  Gardening in NJ zone 6b

Cutting back grasses, catmint, gaura, agastache hyssop, snapdragons, veronica, and lavender.

#springgardencleanup #springgarden #pruningperennials #landscapecleanup


Monday, March 21, 2022

Winter Sowing Update - Week 6 - plus signs of spring in the garden

Winter Sowing Update - Week 6 - more seeds have germinated and lots of seedlings. Plus I'll take you around to show you some signs of spring in the garden. Winter sowing in containers like water jugs, milk jugs or other plastic containers. For a step by step guide or to learn about which seeds work best, click on the video links below. Winter Sowing Step by Step Guide: https://youtu.be/FgUKLh2J8gc Winter Sowing - Which flower seeds and When to Start: https://youtu.be/BAGsGtVSwBg


Winter sowing Week 4 Update - plus sowing more flower seeds

Winter sowing update after 4 weeks - revealing some flower seeds that have germinated.  Also sowing some more flower seeds.  Gardening in NJ, zone 6b

Winter sowing in containers like water jugs, milk jugs or other plastic containers.  For a step by step guide or to learn about which seeds work best, click on the video links below.

Winter Sowing Step by Step Guide: https://youtu.be/FgUKLh2J8gc
Winter Sowing - Which flower seeds and When to Start: https://youtu.be/BAGsGtVSwBg

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Dahlia tubers at Home Depot in February and checking on stored tubers - ...

Come shop with me for dahlia tubers.  Home Depot has their dahlia tubers out already as well many other summer blooming bare roots and bulbs.  I also check in on my stored dahlia tubers.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Winter Sowing Flower Seeds - Tips for Success

Perennial and hardy flower seeds are good for winter sowing in containers like water jugs, milk jugs or other plastic containers. In this video I show you the supplies you need and some tips so that you can be succesful with growing your flower seeds using this method. Gardening in NJ, zone 6b Which Flower Seeds are best for winter sowing and When to Start: https://youtu.be/BAGsGtVSwBg Winter Sowing Step by Step Guide: https://youtu.be/FgUKLh2J8gc 2021 Winter Sowing Container Reveal: https://youtu.be/49VCZEL7utk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MonicaKaties...

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Flower Seeds for Winter Sowing - What I’m Winter Sowing in 2022

Flower Seeds that are good for winter sowing in containers like water jugs, milk jugs or other plastic containers.  These are the flower seeds that I will be winter sowing in 2022.
#wintersowing #wintersowingseeds #wintersowingflowers

2021 Flower Garden Looking Back Recap with plant names - Highlights - A ...

Gardening in zone 6b.  The growing season has come to an end. 2021 is the second year of me gardening.  I decided to put together a recap that looks back of my garden and highlights what was blooming each season.