Angi Schneider was definitely onto something when she created The Gardening Notebook. I have kept little notes here and little notes there so when I saw her new e-book I was excited to be able to have everything in one place along with all her helpful hints, tips and guidance in the beginning of the book.
I feel that now is a perfect time to add this e-book to your collection so while you are sitting curled up by the fire with your coffee or tea close at hand, you can recall and record all your important information from this years garden. You can also use this time to plan ahead on how you may do things differently for next year.
If you are new to gardening now is the perfect time for you as well, same scenario, only you can read up and plan what you would like to grow in your new garden this year and decide what you will need to get started.
The Gardening Notebook really is a soup to nuts working notebook giving you information on how to begin, plenty of space to journal, areas to do research such as an area to record what vegetables will grow well in your area, pests, composting, companion planting and the list goes on.
With both beginning and master gardeners in mind she created a printable e-book that can provide you with a working copy in the garden and one on your desk that you can go back to, edit and refer to year after year. Just place the printed e-book in a binder. Keep in mind this is a read-only copy for printing or reading on your computer, phone or tablet.
I highly encourage you to use the often slow, gray winter months wisely and give yourself time to frugally prepare for your spring planting. You will definitely not be disappointed with your investment and remember it is an investment that keeps on giving and giving when you reprint as often as you need in an effort to keep your journal going.
So have fun preparing and best of luck with your harvest next year…
Oh almost forgot….
How would you like to win a free copy for yourself?? Just add a comment below on the most interesting or fun time you have had gardening, a reminiscent story of gardening with a family member when you were young or for you new gardener's – what excites you most about your garden ahead?
I will choose a winner with the most unique comment on the 15th of November…..
Good luck once again… ♥
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Blessings
Tam ♥ <><
The reason that I love to garden, even though I was a city girl, was due to my G’ma Ellis on the farm. My favorite memory was going out to pick strawberries in her garden and having to chase the chickens off because they also loved this coveted, sweet fruit. Once inside I usually had a tussle with my grandpa to see who would get the most strawberries! Now that I am a city girl turned farmer’s wife, I look forward every spring to a small garden and to glean the blessings of our and others fruit trees to make into jam, jellies, pickles and liqueurs to give away as gifts. Altho the garden is going into nap time since we’re heading into winter but I still look forward to getting my ground tilled to see the green pop up from the spring crops.
Beth – Thank you SO much for sharing your story… It made me smile and caused me to reminisce of my summers with my grandparents!! They had such a HUGE garden and my whole visit every year was harvesting something and canning it. I looked so forward to lima beans, peas, green beans and my Pap even planted peanuts! I learned a LOT from them and treasured that time with them. Every time I am in my kitchen canning I think of them both dearly. So happy to have you following me and it was nice to learn a little bit about you. Thank you again and please do keep in touch. God bless you and yours my dear friend… <3
Thank you for your lovely response. A woman who loves lima beans is few and between. We cant have them…my hubby HATES them. But I get them every so often teehee at a restaurant or my moms. Yum!
I remember a time when I was having one of my sons help me build a new garden bed. We were lining it with cinderblocks. I asked him to measure the area and the blocks and figure out how many we would need. He did the task and then said to me “FINALLY that math stuff comes in handy!” We homeschool and lets just say that math is not his favorite activity. 🙂 Love real life learning.
I’m a Site Coordinator at a new Community Garden in Tucson, AZ. After gardening for years in New York State, I was amazed that my favorites can grow here if they are short season varieties. Plus, I get to plant and use some Native American seeds from the local Tohono O’odom tribe. The garden is just about ready for neighbors to use. It has been hard work, but worth every splinter, thorn, weed and wheelbarrow full of rocks!
I will always remember gardening with my family as a young girl. We raised a garden that was big enough to feed all 7 of us plus some. It seemed we were in the garden every day until time to can. We would place quart jars of canned beans and etc in a galvanized wash tub and carry it to the cellar, one of my brothers on one side and me on the other. I know it must of been hard work, but all remember is how much we cut up and what fun we had as we worked together.
My grandma had a huge personal garden and truck garden that she sold produce to local people and stores. My grandpa made me my own hoe that was fitted for my hand size & how tall I was. My grandma and i were hoeing in the garden and we were coming from the ends of a row to the middle & we got too close & our hoes tangled up. Grandma said that was good luck. Oh, I miss my grandma so much . I had such fun being around her & learning all her gardening knowledge & how to cook and sew too.
As a child, my family had several gardens and ran a dairy farm. My favorite time was when my Dad plowed the gardens. I ran around barefoot all summer and I loved the feel of the gardens cool dirt between my toes. I would lay on my belly, looking for earthworm, throw clumps of dirt at the dog to run and get, and generally be covered in dirt. The smell of the earth, the fell of it on my feet and hands, and the sun beating down on me is something I will remember always.
I am very interested in reading this ebook. I’m a disorganized gardener, so maybe this would help me pull it all together.
Last year my basil plant got so HUGE! I was sick, so my garden was out of control! Anyway, the one day I was able to tend to it, I was watering and noticed a huge green bug that looked like a grasshopper hiding in my monster basil plant. My husband & 3 kids had so much fun trying to figure out what this little creature was. We finally discovered it was a katydid. We had never even heard of this bug before! My boys were wild with excitement & would check the plant everyday to see if the bug was there. Sure enough, it was! Even the neighbor kids would look for it everyday! A few weeks later, we saw another katydid. So our bug found a buddy or maybe even a family! It was pretty cool! Thanks for the chance to win : )
We just bought our first house and with it the first chance to really establish a garden of our own. Looking forward to doing more than basic container gardening.
My grand mother was truly an old school gardener. She had a flower garden in her front yard, and vegetable in the back. People used to come from all around to see her garden. The only thing was, she used to go around with no underwear and she didn’t care who saw her. I saw her waving to the mailman once from her flower garden, as she was ” wetting the grass” like an old cow,lol
My Grandma still had her victory garden when I was a girl in the 1950’s. We picked tomatoes together. I also got to put the “red hots” cinnamon candy in the apple butter as she stirred. Got to eat some too!
my fondest memories of gardening are from when I was young. My great-grandparents always had a garden and every summer we were snapping beans, slicing juicy tomatoes, shucking corn and making pickles all from the produce they grew in their backyard. Every year I try to add a little bit more to my garden so my girls can create garden memories with me. In the heat of Az its a bit different type of growing season than Ind. but the joy and feeling of accomplishment is the same 🙂
I wish I could be able to plant a garden but my yard is too small I think all fruits and vegetables taste so much better when they are home grown. I also want to learn about the different herbs and what they look like and what purpose they have.
Thanks Deborah for stopping by… Remember you can plant your herbs, vegetables and fruit in small pots on your windowsills… I do… 🙂 I too have an extreme passion for learning about all the wonderful plants that God provided for us – I have been doing so since I am 14 and will be learning till the day I die. There is SO much to absorb, but every step you take increases the knowledge you have so keep moving forward and be sure to check out my friend’s over at The Herbal Academy – http://trayerwilderness.com/hane – I hope to be taking all their courses in the very near future…. Blessings and look forward to getting to know you more… Tam
I am passionate about gardening and especially with my grandson. He brings a new perspective to the garden every time he visits. My favorite times with him have been planting seeds and watering them in. He pats the ground and says nite nite babies, see you soon, have a good sleep.
That is SO sweet!! I love how he patted the ground and his sentiments are priceless!! Children are a gift and it is so much fun to watch them grow and even more exciting to see how they enrich our lives!! I LOVE being in the garden with my son… Thank you so much for sharing Kimberly!! Blessings to you and yours and continue to enjoy your grandson!! Teach him everything you know!! Tam