Laura Vanderbeek
Monday, June 02, 2014

My latest Shutterfly album is being printed right now!

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Click here to view this photo book larger Create your own custom photo books at Shutterfly.com. It's always so fun to get these ...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Spring tilling and tender mercies

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Because we took an amazing vacation to Florence, Oregon and Crescent City,  California for spring break I really got behind on my garden. I ...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

You harvest what you plant whether it's in your garden or in life

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If you haven't planted garlic before, please don't be afraid of it. It is wonderful and easy to grow. In the Fall (after your garde...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Canning chicken stock is proof that I can change - text fixed

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The other day there was a special on boxes of fresh chicken. 40lbs of chicken for $1.49 a pound. I trimmed up the chicken and placed 3 chic...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Cultivating good soil and Cultivating a good life

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Many of you have already figured out that square foot garden soil can be difficult to keep filled with the right nutrients for your plants t...
Saturday, March 08, 2014

Getting organized for Spring Gardening

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The other day I made a quick stop downstairs to see my little sprouts as I was taking items (canning jars) to the utility room for storage. ...
Monday, March 03, 2014

Soil Testing my row garden and square foot gardens

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This video goes through preparing the soil for the test. Make sure you dig 4 inches down to collect the soil. The results are in the photos....

What new plants are going in my garden this year?

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Sage is the newest member of my garden. Last fall I called my husband's grandmother to get her recipe for Thanksgiving dressing (bread c...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

I cleaned up my square foot gardens in February

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I cleaned out the weeds and I raked the tops of each of my square foot gardens. I also cleaned out the  remaining carrots (half eaten by vol...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Growing Plants Indoors

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After spending a day outdoors I also took a look at the plants I have growing indoors. The Cilantro has started growing real leaves. I can...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Pruning the peach tree

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4 weeks ago about 250 wards (a ward is a congregation of about 350 people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) in our area we...
Monday, February 24, 2014

The Garden changes slowly

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Since the tomato plants were growing up into the lights, I decided to move the front set of lights up a few inches.  And since the plants on...
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