Egg Carton Seed Starters

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Deborah

I asked the Easter Bunny to save me some egg cartons from his Easter Egg Hiding foray last month…bless him, he came through with 4 x one dozen cartons and an impressive 18 count carton.

Now I can proceed with my experiment. I have *seen* other internet posts about how marvelous (and not so marvelous) turning egg cartons into seed starting pots can be. Note ~ you must use the recycled paper variety, NOT the styrofoam type.

Some people have failed miserably, only being successful growing mold on the containers…others have glowing recommendations about them with lush seedlings springing forth.… Read more...

The Best of April

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Deborah

ZOOOM…… Another month whizzes by like a kid on a skateboard. Where the heck does the time go? Although I am pretty darn happy, no wait, I am ecstatic even… to be rid of April. April Showers, April Snows, April Hails, April High Winds, Mother Nature threw the book at us in April. She apparently is getting back at us from…what??? What’d we do to her??!! Don’t answer that…..

Instead, concentrate on being here in the infant stages of May wondering, praying, and hoping that Mother Nature will finally deliver the nice, warm, Spring weather and keep it here. She … Read more...