One of our “Top 30” goals for 2012 was to resurrect the old flag pole that used to fly at my Mom and Dad’s house.  My dad had built the …

Summertime is a great for composting! It’s nice outside – there are lots of available kitchen and garden scraps to add to the pile – and you can make batches …

So once that garden is all planted – there are some simple things you can do to really help maximize the growth and yields of your vegetable plants.   So …

Over the years we have tried several methods of staking and tying up our tomatoes. As the tomatoes start growing by leaps and bounds, you don’t want to risk the …

It’s hard to believe all the changes in just one month – but what a difference a week makes. This is the 2nd part of our Spring, Summer and Fall …

Finally! Something that we are going to see. After the last few weeks of digging ditches and drains and a whole lot of work that only gets buried – we …

Over the last year – we have all but become best friends with Bob, the owner of our local tool rental shop. It seems like every other week there is …

So you want a little garden – but you don’t have a rototiller, much space or a lot of time?  No problem – just get yourself a bale of straw …

Yesterday was a great day for the family. Each and every year – my four sisters, brother, spouses, nieces, nephews and even great grand children gather up at my moms …

On a recent weekend – we had the rare occasion of having the weekend off.  The kids had no softball or baseball games scheduled.  There were no school events that …