Welcome, everyone to The Portable Homestead, formerly known as Adventures In Gardening! Since I last wrote here, another unintentional hiatus has occurred. Last year this happened after losing my beloved father-in-law. This year, a crisis of a different sort lead me to withdraw once again from my writing, but I’ve spent the last few weeks [...]
This is blog post by : Outlaw@Home / 11/07/2011 Tonight’s #gardenchat, hosted by Courtney Tompkins was on the topic of soil health, and I’m so glad to see this topic covered, because as I’ve learned in class again and again and again: Soil is such a key part of growing! We obviously can’t cover every aspect [...]
Garden inspiration … where do you look to when you fall into a gardening rut? Garden tours, websites, magazines, blogs, etc.? Join in the conversation this week where this topic will be disused when we welcome @HGTVgardens as our guest host on #gardenchat. One Lucky Participant Will Receive : $100 gift card to Seed Savers’ [...]
Are you excited about spring arriving ? We recognize that many are thrilled with all the gardening tips and gardens adventures they are sharing on social media. The #gardenchat Twitter stream is filled with amazing global garden enthusiasts sharing their favorite things about their gardens. I would like to invite you to join in the [...]
This is what I love most about about summer #garden : zinnia and tomatoes unlimited #gardenchat twitter.com/BG_garden/stat… — Bren (@BG_garden) April 23, 2013 We want to know so we can TWEET LINKS to your shares this weekend on Twitter / Google+ / Facebook! * Share an image on Twitter stating” What I love move about [...]
In this featured video our friend Melissa shares some tips on how to plant Moon Flower Seeds. Here is the gorgeous and fragrant Moon Flower that blooms at night. Inter-plant with Morning glories to have blooms in the night and the morning! You can find more gardening videos by Melissa on her youtube page at [...]