Suckers! Keeping them from your Tomatoes
The tomatoes are finally growing like crazy. The plants are taking off and most are heavily staked to keep the branches from bending...
Feed the Garden
It's the first of June and the garden is in full swing! We are really starting to get a lot of produce from it, great variety. Tomatoes...
Weed Killer, the natural way
When you have a garden and lots of landscaping, keeping out the plants you don't want can be quite a bit to keep up with. Simply pulling...
Stevia - Natural Sweetner
Summer is right around the corner (though with the temps today you'd think it was already June). With summer in the south come a few...
Finally harvesting - Spring & Summer
Winter can be tough on a gardener. We like to eat from the garden as much as we can, and without a lot of extra effort what we can grow ...
More Farm Tours!
In the past couple weeks we've hit up more farms and had more tours - getting ready for the NoDa Farmers Market! It's been such a...
Ready for your own Chickens?
Backyard chickens were rare in the city just a few years ago. Jump forward to today and they can be found all over. I see them in...
'Maters!!! It's that time - picking the right plants for the season
I love tomatoes. I love ketchup, salsa, tomato sauce, tomato sandwiches, if it's tomato based I probably love it. One of our favorite...
Farm Visits! NoDa Farmers Market
A few weeks ago we announced the formation of the "NoDa Farmers Market". Grand opening of the market is slated for Saturday, May 16th....
HOPS! Planting for brewing this fall
We live in one of Charlotte's Brewery Districts. NoDa Brewing Company, Birdsong Brewing, Free Range Brewing and Salud Bottle Shop all...
