Gardening + Social Distancing

I think its safe to say that this virus has caused upheaval in pretty much every way. For those who aren't on full lock-down/shelter-in-place protocol, I hope you are at least taking the advice to practice social distancing. I know we have been here in the Geekret house. With a school-aged kiddo and a toddler, … Continue reading Gardening + Social Distancing →

Is This Thing On?

Spring is springing here in the DC suburbs, so I thought it would be a good time to give this blog another try. With two gardens going, one at home and a bigger one through my local community gardening program, I decided to try something a little different this year. My home plot, which consists … Continue reading Is This Thing On? →

In Which I Try My Hand At Vermicomposting

Garden scraps have generally proven to be a bit of a headache for me at the big garden. I’ve been spending so much time getting the place in shape after a fair amount of neglect, and as a result I have a lot of green scraps to deal with. The site that hosts the garden … Continue reading In Which I Try My Hand At Vermicomposting →

Spring Plans Round Up

For this week’s post, I had really been hoping to show you pictures of my brand new garden beds, but the fates haven’t really been in my favor this week. Two are built but unfilled, one is still being built, and the last one is (hopefully) going to be built from lumber I salvage from … Continue reading Spring Plans Round Up →

So Ready For Spring!

Buds from the Flowering Cherry in our front yard. The weather is doing that thing it loves to do this time of year where it might be freezing, it might be warm, it might be both in one day, it might be raining buckets…you get the idea. We’ve definitely had a lot of rain, cold … Continue reading So Ready For Spring! →