General Gardening Other Gardens

A Mixed Up Vegetable Garden

So we have some pictures of a unique way of vegetable gardening.   Last week Alan (my husband) was down in Dallas for some training and was lucky to visit with some family.  Aunt Donna and Uncle Scottie tried a unique way of gardening this year – Scottie put different types of seeds in a […]

General Gardening Vegetables

Grow Bags for Sweet Potatoes

We already talked about how to make a grow bag for potatoes. Today’s topic is making a grow bag for and planting sweet potatoes. This is the first year that I am growing sweet potatoes in a grow bag so I don’t damage them when harvesting.  Instead of digging them out,  I will gently dump the […]

General Gardening Vegetables

Beans – Bush or Pole – Snap, Shell or Dried

Beans grow in either a bush form or vine on a pole.  You need to know which type you have so you can properly support it.   Also, beans are harvested fresh or dried.  The fresh ones include snap or shell beans.  Snap beans are picked when the pod is slender and the bean is small.  […]