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Everyone is talking about Hay Bale and Straw Bale Gardening.
I have a bunch of straw bales and thought this might be a good use for them.

Whether you cook with them, use them for medicinal purposes, bug control in your garden or just like the way they smell.
They are fairly easy to grow

I love Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Who doesn’t enjoy the buttery toast and gooey melty cheese.
I like mine with a bowl of creamy thick tomato soup. ** hint: I

Spring is here and we are waiting patiently for the weather to warm up to work in our yards and gardens.
In the mean time lets get organized. Don’t you like to be able to just walk in and grab what you need?

One thing I love about spring is the birds come back to visit.
Which means bird houses, bird baths and bird feeders at the ready. They can be

Who doesn’t like to watch chickens and ducks run around the yard and play in the pool.
It is time to get ready for the baby chicks and ducks.
Taking care of them can be so easy and fun.

Today is NATIONAL PURPLE DAY.

What a better way to celebrate than getting information on identifying Purple Martins. They have already been spotted in the area. I hope you are ready for them.

I made these for some little girls I know.
Quick and easy.
I used:
– 1 gallon buckets (available here at Farm & Home)

I love everything fresh from the garden….. but I hate pulling weeds.
I found all these ideas for planting using pallets.
It looks so organized and maybe it will hold back the weeds some.