Well, hi there. Happy Sunday, eh?
We finally, finally, finally have nice weather here on the prairies, so it is going to be a busy week ahead…. and hey, what is it with windows? They get sooo dirty and seem to need a good wash every month! Therefore, washing windows is on my today agenda as our temps are going to be in the high teens. Yay! Maybe even tackle the deck?
Here’s some fun reads for you all. As always, inspiration mixed with how-to’s, plus some amazing recipes that caught my eye. Some of those diy’s may just be the thing for your momma on Mother’s Day?
Can Gardening Be Fun Again Please? – I enjoyed this (kinda) tongue in cheek read. Ready to have fun again?
10 Things Nobody Tells You About Starting a Vegetable Garden
Eco-Friendly Ideas (that are easy to adopt)
- Trap Crops: The Best Plants to Grow to Keep Pests Away from Your Vegetables
- 23 Best Pollinator Garden Plants for Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds
- How To Recharge The Soil In Your Raised Beds This Fall | Bigger Garden
Planting Ideas for Difficult Areas…
- 22 Drought-Tolerant Plants That Thrive With Little Water
- 15 Best Shade Perennials to Plant in Your Yard
- 20 Plants for Dry Shade
How To Grow….
- Sugar Snap Peas: How to Grow Spring’s Easiest Vegetable
- growing potatoes organically: when and how to plant, hill and harvest – I had someone ask me how to plant potatoes. They wanted to start growing them but did not know where to start. Here is a potato planting how-to.
- 7 Best Cucumber Trellis Ideas + Easy DIY Designs with Photos
- How To Grow Calendula (aka Pot Marigolds)
- Hardening Off Seedlings: How to Safely Transition Indoor Plants Outdoors
- How to Use Cinnamon in the Garden to Deter Pests and More
Garden Diy’s
- How to Hang String Lights in Backyard without Trees
- Easy Ways to Age Terra Cotta Pots and Style Them
- DIY Cement Planter: Potterybarn dupe, fluted Concrete Pots
- No Bake Funfetti Cheesecake
- Dessert Charcuterie Board (Easy Ideas + Tips!)
- Virgin Margarita Mocktail (Cinco de mayo is coming fast!)
The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 
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