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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

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Why and How to Keep a Garden Journal

A garden is an ever changing story!  Keeping a journal helps in both the story telling and the evolution.   A garden is also an investment of time and energy and money.  A journal can help you maximize your investments. People garden for different reasons. Some enjoy the beauty of flowers.  Others concentrate on food production, either for healthy organic produce or perhaps to stretch a budget.   Some love the exercise and chance to be in touch with nature.  Whether you have only one reason or all of the above, a journal will help you meet your goals.  A journal will make the journey more memorable and more fruitful in so many ways.    You can note where you bought that hard to find tool that helps so much.  I loved a short handled ergonomic spade that was t.h.e. perfect garden tool.  ... [Read More]

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Planting Plans for Your Raised Garden Bed

Planting Your Raised Garden Bed

Wheels and I have been intrigued by the idea of square foot gardening for a long time.  With a very early spring, and a schedule that was a little more flexible than usual, we decided this was the year.  Wheels and Bytes figured out how to build  raised garden beds here.  Bytes and friend filled them with organic soil, a mix of about 1/3 peat, 1/3 soil and 1/3 compost.  And I got busy planning.  Square foot gardening requires about 80% less space and produces 5 times more than usual gardening. It uses less water, is all organic, and uses far fewer seeds than traditional gardening.  The raised bed is divided into one foot square sections that house plants of various sizes.  We saw pictures that used string to mark the grid, but didn’t think that very weather worthy.  We decided to just ... [Read More]

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Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!

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