vegetable gardening – Shoots and Roots

Garden Update – My So. California Backyard Veggie Garden

By: Melissa April 14, 2019May 13, 2020

Spring, The Gardenbackyard garden, budget garden, california garden, desert gardening, gluten free living, los angeles gardening, raised bed garden, single mom, vegetable gardening, zone 8bLeave a Comment

Sometimes I feel like the garden is the only place where I feel completely at peace. There is so much turmoil in our world today that I tend to get caught up and feel like I am drowning in problems by the end of the day. Spending a few minutes in the garden right when I come home from work is often the best part of my day.

Settling In: Garden Plans

By: Melissa February 10, 2019February 10, 2019

The Gardencalifornia garden, desert gardening, garden, vegetable gardening1 Comment

Yesterday was the first semi-warm day we have had in weeks. It’s been so cold and wet this winter! Lots of rain and even some snow flurries, which is rare. Gavin and I took advantage of the warmth to make some plans for this year’s garden.

Garden Update

By: Melissa June 20, 2013

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Above pic: Two weeks ago 2 days ago It seems kinda silly to continue my 30 days when I am obviously not blogging everyday. As much as I want to, it is impossible for me to blog everyday. I have to choose between spending time with Tom after the kids go to bed or blog. …

Growing Growing Garden

By: Melissa May 16, 2012

Animal Helpers, Photography, The Gardenbackyard homestead, chickens, Food, nature, organic, plants, spring, vegetable gardening3 Comments

The garden is moving along beautifully. We are harvesting a couple tiny sweet strawberries every other day. I’m picking radishes almost daily as well. Our daughter loves to eat the peas right off the vine so none have made it back to the kitchen yet. They go straight from the vine into her mouth. I love…

A New Garden

By: Melissa April 23, 2012April 23, 2012

Animal Helpers, The Gardenapples, backyard garden, Food, orchard, raised bed, vegetable gardening6 Comments

Thank you for your congratulations about the baby! We are really excited about this! Our plan was to have our kids 5 years apart, but when that time came around it just wasn’t the right time for us. Now, we are settled and not planning to move for at least a year and a half…

A Backyard Garden Salad

Fiddling around in the garden has become part of my morning routine. After coming back from dropping my daughter off at school I usually make tea and head outside. I water, pull weeds, prune the tomatoes and inspect the lettuce for holes. Sometimes I harvest something, but usually I am checking out bugs. I never…

Our Backyard Vegetable Garden

By: Melissa May 17, 2011

Photography, The Garden, VegetablesFood, nature, photography, plants, spring, tomato, vegetable gardening7 Comments

My first vegetable garden was grown out of necessity. Tom and I had just moved 350 miles from our So Cal hometown to UC Santa Cruz’s family housing. We were broke. Flat broke. Eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches broke. Typical starving students. After a few months of chicken drumsticks, PB&Js and bananas I decided…