My daughter Jess loves sunflowers. This year, when I started my garden island beds, I made sure to plant them in all the beds. They have taken off and are blooming beautifully now. They attract bees like nothing else I have planted. Next year, I am going to plant sunflowers around the edges of my…
The title of this post seems obvious doesn’t it? All vegetables love sunlight – 6 to 8 hours a day is what we all strive for. Watermelons love sunlight and will grow best with this much sunlight and more. Watermelons Love Sunlight Like Most Other Vegetables But looking at my watermelon patch again today has…
Every once in a while I find something growing in my garden that I call a Mystery Plant. Right now I have a plant which has shown up in my garden in three different places. I have no idea what it is and I don’t remember planting anything like it. Name that mystery plant! Who…
I love watermelons. They are sweet, juicy, messy to eat, and remind me of summer like nothing else does. But growing my watermelons in a vegetable garden has proven to be a challenge for me. My Watermelons are Giving me the Fits! My watermelons were planted as seedlings in June and by the time I…
Social media is a large part of marketing for most websites now. Pinterest, Google Plus, Twitter and Instagram are all a good way to spread the word about new content on websites and blogs. I have just two new Facebook pages devoted to my gardening and cooking endeavors. The pages will have photos as I take them,…
These DIY hose guides are made out of short pieces of rebar with small Dollar Store balls painted in a bright orange color. They keep my hose out of the nearby vegetable garden and act as a decorative look to the garden as well. Do you have something special that you use for hose guides? …
Welcome! Many people talk about gardening on the weekends and cooking during the week. But for me, gardening and cooking are both week LONG projects. I could dig in the dirt all day long every day if I had the opportunity. I am the Gardening Cook. The Gardening Cook Welcomes you I especially love to…
