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Thinking About The Future Vegetable Garden

January 20, 2020 by Dave

Recently I went over to our property and filmed a short video showing where our vegetable garden could eventually be. It’s fun to imagine the good that the future holds but at the same time it’s frustrating that we aren’t already digging in that dirt! I have all kinds of ideas in mind for the … Read more

Using Black Plastic Tarps to Clear a Garden Bed

September 17, 2020March 30, 2017 by Dave

black plastic tarp in the garden to kill off weeds

This week I began testing a new (to me at least) gardening technique! Using black plastic tarps in the garden to kill off the weed growth underneath. The concept is a simple way to prepare a garden bed for planting. The use of garden tarps is something that I discovered when I read The Market … Read more