In the Back Garden: Two Year Review
Perennial gardening is a long process and working against clay and gravel triples the timescale. I decide on so many projects during the winter months and look longingly outside, itching to move gravel, rake trails and build structures. But because that list is forever long, the progress I make on it seems small and slow.โฆ
2025 Summer Review โ๏ธ
This post from August got caught in the gears. With autumn weather looming ever closer, my garden in the woods is starting to wind down for the year. An August drought paired with night time temperatures hovering in the low 50s has made it abundantly clear that my grow season is over. Now is theโฆ
๐ทspring garden updates๐ชป
Spring in Maine is here and with April into May showers my gardens have started to fill out. Here’s what’s been budding out and blossoming~ Unlike suburbanites with their cult-like obsession with the perfect green lawn, here on the Sweet Potato Homestead I go out of my way to encourage and spread the divisive Dandelionโฆ
๐ธspring sowing~
April is finally here and the past couple of weeks have been a mix of seed sowing, organizing garden junk/tools and cursing any snow that shows up. While my outside garden chore list has grown by the day, I’m very excited for warm weather and bringing the garden back to life. Until then, here’s what’sโฆ
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