Happy Spring! Last week, we celebrated the vernal or spring equinox, when the Earth leans neither towards (summer) nor away (winter) from the sun. On that day, the hours of daylight and darkness were exactly equal. What does that mean for us gardeners? Time to get out there and dig in the dirt – summer’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category
27 Mar
Get in the Garden, Already!
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: barefoot gardening, blog, Danielle Meitiv, gardening, gardening books, growing asparagus, spring planting, spring vegetables, vegetable gardening. 2 Comments
22 Jul
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Wilting and the Seventh-Month Slump
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: barefoot gardening, blog, Danielle Meitiv, fall gardening, pumpkins, turgor pressure, vegetable gardening, wilting, winter garden. 3 Comments
When the temperature climbs into triple digits the plants are the only ones who wilt. This barefoot gardener will embrace her annual laziness and plan for the fall garden from the comfort of her air-conditioned office.
15 Jul
I’m Diggin’ Friday: We’re Growing Steady
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: Asian eggplant, asparagus, barefoot gardening, blogging, Danielle Meitiv, figs, gardening, hibiscus, pumpkins, vegetable gardening. 2 Comments
Things are growing steadily in the barefoot garden. Pumpkins, cucumbers, eggplant and more. Even a flower you can use for tea. Come check it out!
8 Jul
I’m Diggin Friday: Squash Happens (a lot!)
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: barefoot gardening, blog, blog post, community-supported agriculture, crookneck squash, CSA, Danielle Meitiv, gardening, home garden, pumpkins, squash, suburban gardening, summer squash, urban gardening, vegetable gardening, volunteer plants, winter squash, zucchini. 1 Comment
Squash are among the most prolific plants a home gardener can grow. Find out the difference between winter and summer varieties – and all the weird places they can show up when you least expect it!
25 Jun
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Feral Dill and Other Essential Herbs
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Blog, Gardening. Tagged: annual, barefoot gardening, basil, biennial, blog, blog post, cilantro, Danielle Meitiv, dill, echinacea, gardening, herbes de Provence, herbes fines, herbs, lavender, lemon balm, medicinal herbs, mint, parsley, perennial, rosemary, sage, self-seeding, tarragon, vegetable gardening. 8 Comments
Many herbs are self-seeding or perennials that come back every year – check them out and all the yummy ways you can use them!
17 Jun
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Digging Potatoes, Multiplying Tomatoes and a Devilish Book Party!
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening, Writing. Tagged: barefoot gardening, blog, blog post, book launch party, cyber-party, Danielle Meitiv, Devil Colony, gardening, growing potatoes, growing tomatoes, home garden, James Rollins, Marine mammal poster, marine mammals, poster giveaway, potatoes, suburban gardening, tomatoes, urban gardening, vegetable gardening, Writing. 6 Comments
Digging Potatoes, Multiplying Tomatoes and a Devilish Party Next Week – check it out in this week’s I’m Diggin’ Friday post!
10 Jun
I’m Diggin Friday: Strawberry Patch Play-By-Play
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: barefoot gardening, blog post, blogging, Danielle Meitiv, gardening, home garden, new garden patch, Ruth Stout, sheet mulching, strawberries, vegetable gardening. 5 Comments
Today I put in a new strawberry patch with help from the late great gardening guru Ruth Stout. Come and see!
3 Jun
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Growing Garlic and Greens
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening. Tagged: Asiatic garlic, barefoot gardening, blog, blogging, bolting greens, Danielle Meitiv, gardening, garlic, greens, Malabar spinach, summer greens, sweet potato foliage, sweet potatoes, vegetable gardening. 9 Comments
This week I’m diggin’ late greens, early garlic and summer crops that can take the heat!
27 May
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Seed(ling)s of Discontent
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening, Writing. Tagged: barefoot gardening, garden porn, gardening, growing from seed, Jerusalem artichoke, seed catalogs, seed starting, seedling, seeds, sweet potatoes, vegetable gardening, white potatoes. 21 Comments
My seedlings suck. No really – they suck. After almost two months of nurturing well over a dozen tomato, eggplant, pepper and tomatillo seedlings under grow lights, it’s time I face the truth. They’re pathetic. Eight weeks old and they’re only around four inches tall. If you’ve never grown your own plants from seed, let [...]
20 May
I’m Diggin’ Friday: Gardening Bums
Posted by Danielle Meitiv in Gardening, Life. Tagged: asparagus, barefoot gardening, blog, blogging, compost, Danielle Meitiv, gardening, garlic, nasty neighbors, potatoes, suburban gardening, sweet potatoes, urban gardening, vegetable gardening, winter garden, Writing. 16 Comments
I’m Diggin’ Fridays – loving my veggie garden even when an irate neighbor sends a nasty note. Check it out!
