Tag: vegetable garden

3 Vegetables For Beginning Gardeners

Carol 5 Comments

Have you ever wanted to live a more self-sustainable life? To know exactly where your food is coming from because you grew it with your own fair hands. Well, that life is easier to achieve than you think. And can all start with a vegetable patch. 

Eating food you’ve grown yourself has so many benefits. You get better quality food, save some of your hard earnt cash, and you’ll feel good about yourself. Because getting out into the garden is great for your mental health. And there’s nothing better than nurturing something from seed to harvest. 

Ready to take the leap? Here are 3 vegetables you can grow easily at home that make excellent additions to any mealtime. 

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Neighbor’s Garden

Carol 32 Comments

A close neighbor allowed me to take photos in their garden. It’s been hot here in central Florida for the last few weeks with a temperature 12 to 15 degrees F hotter than normal for March. Our high temperatures have been in the 80’s nearly the whole month.  The golden rain tree in the front yard blooms in October, drops hundreds of seed pods, and then loses its leaves. The leaves started to grow a couple of weeks ago and the tree is still holding onto some seed pods.

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