A few days ago, I showed you how my children recycled old Hellman’s Mayonnaise containers and used them to plant herbs. Today, I’m showing you another little project that we have going in the Sweeney house — our square foot garden!! Each year, we plant vegetables like carrots, onions, and beets and watch them grow …
If you want to teach your children how to reuse what they already have, consider this DIY craft just perfect for Earth Day. How To Create A Planter Using A Mayo Jar. A sustainable living up-cycle project that has children reusing items from around the house to recreate a garden. Unilever’sSustainable Living Project Sunlight is …
Miracle Gro just made my backyard garden that much more beautiful. You already know all about my square foot garden, right? I just love working on it with my children. It’s something that brings us together as a family unit and I wouldn’t trade it in for the world. Whether we are running out to the store …
Last week I had the opportunity to attend Miracle-Gro’s Gro Something Greater Event to experience all of the latest and greatest gardening innovations from Miracle-Gro and all I can say is, bring on the spring! Miracle-Gro got us into the spirit with lots of delicious herb-inspired snacks before having us roll up our sleeves and …
It’s finally time to actually EAT all the vegetables I planted in my backyard in April / May. So very exciting! My daughter was upset because I went out and harvested my lettuce without her. I promised that she could do the second and third plant all by herself… which calmed the storm. Still …
With all this rain we’ve been having lately, my vegetables are benefiting nicely! I had a chance to take a peek at what’s doing underneath our chicken wire cages and BOY am I excited. Everything is looking good! In fact, better than I expected. We were away for so long – I was worried …