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.Continue reading “In the Back Garden: Two Year Review”
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2025 Summer Review ☀️
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 theContinue reading “2025 Summer Review ☀️”
🌷spring garden updates🪻
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 DandelionContinue reading “🌷spring garden updates🪻”