In the Garden

I made this video to try to explain what I mean by "my garden is my sanctuary". I say that all of the time. This is a four minute tour of part of my garden that will hopefully explain how I feel, and say a little more about who I am.

Our Church Community Garden

We have two 20' x 20' plots at church on some farmland. This garden gets full sun from sunrise to sunset, and we can't water is very often so we didn't use the square foot gardening method. Because we intend to give this food away to those in need we went with a lot of staples, rather than less filling, though tasty food. We planted a ton of sweet potatoes, beans and carrots. We stuck in four tomato plants in one bed to see how they will do in the high heat of summer.

Thank You God! - He Answers Our Prayers - "The Tree"

I had prayed and prayed about this tree that shaded much of my backyard and thus my gardens. I was not able to get the tree down myself for multiple reasons, including being asked not to take it down by someone who has the final say in the matter. So...I gave it to God...if He wanted the tree to stay up then He must have a reason. I praise Him either way. Well, last night some bad storms blew through taking a lot of trees down including.....yep...you know it - THAT TREE - and no damage to the house. Check it out. Thank you God!

Garden Update - May 24, 2011

Update on the gardens filmed on May 24, 2011

Garden Update - Worried About Cicadas, May 14, 2011

As I was making this video update I started noticing more and more cicadas on my plants. Otherwise the gardens are growing fast! Especially the potatoes!

A Solution to the Tomato Plant Bugs?

One of my You Tube followers posted this in response to my tomato plant bugs video.

Another Local Farmer's Market

You may have noticed when driving past Harpeth Community Church on the corner of
Mack Hatcher & Lewisburg Pike on Thursday afternoons that there is a farmer's
market. If you're interested in locally-grown all natural produce, meats,
eggs and other tasty goods, come check it out and support our local farmers.
Details are below...
In His Love, Krystal Gorte

GARDNER’S FARMER’S MARKET
Hours: Every Thursday from 2:30pm-6:30pm
Where: Center lawn of HCC
Offering naturally grown seasonal heirloom and hybrid produce and flowers; USDA
inspected right from the farm pastured old German style premium pork and all
natural, grass fed Black Angus beef (no steroids, growth hormones or
antibiotics); Local raw honey, baked goods, hand-made artisan goat milk soaps
and Gardner Grove’s free ranged eggs. There is still time to sign up for the CSA
program that provides a ½ bushel of what’s best in the gardens each week with a
full share or select a ½ share and get your box every other week. Summer CSA
runs from May 7 – October 29. For more information and to see what’s
available contact:

James Gardner @gardnergrove21@yahoo.com.

Harvesting Broccoli Part 3

Harvesting Broccoli Part 2

Harvesting Broccoli Part 1

Harvesting broccoli part one.

Tiny Bugs Are Covering My Tomato Plants!

How do I get rid of these tiny little bugs covering my tomato plants?

Update on the Garden - May 2, 2011

Here is an update from my gardens. You will see an update on the potato boxes as well.

A Few Photographs

Happy Easter!

This sweet lady, Donna from Donna's Square Foot Garden Videos" was one of my main teachers throughout this process. She has also been an inspiration, but I had no idea how much until I saw her post for Easter Sunday. I love this song she is singing.

Lettuce for Dinner!

We are already enjoying salads everyday and have just about reached the point of having an abundance to share in His name with our family, friends and neighbors.

What's Up with the Broccoli?

Thanks to a lot of responses on the official Square Foot Gardening Forum and on you Tube it appears my broccoli is just fine; it just isn't quite ready. I added worm castings to it yesterday then we got another thunderstorm this morning so I will post another update when something happens....

First Good Look at the Garden - April 18th

This is a ten minute tour of our garden as of right now.

Spring Crop (Part 2) - Freeze Tonight

Spring Crop (Part 1) - Moving Plants In and Out

World Bank Head Raises Food Prices Alarm: ‘One Shock Away From a Full-Grown Crisis’

Thieves target produce trucks due to rising food costs