Category: GARDENING
Gardening projects by Belle of Dirt and book information. Latest products available from the garden- salves, tinctures, dried herbs and seeds.
Posted on June 20, 2019
by Belle
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It’s that time of year folks, when every flying, creeping, crawling thing seems like it wants to dine on our blood. If you’re a lucky O-Positive blood type like myself, those mosquitoes find you extra tasty- it’s like they’re upgrading from Steak & Shake… Continue Reading “O-Positive tastes great!”
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Category: GARDENINGTags: cedar oil, chigger repellent, lemon eucalyptus mosquitoes, lemon eucalyptus oil, mosquito repellent, natural chigger repellent, natural insect repellent, natural mosquito repellent, natural spider repellent, natural tick repellent, non deet formulations, organic insect repellent, organic pest control, peppermint oil, safe insect repellent, spider repellent, tick repellent
Posted on April 12, 2018
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I’m going to keep this short and sweet with lots of pictures for those of you that just want a quick reference and then are off with your shovel and to shop for plants. If you’d like a more detailed explanation of layered gardening,… Continue Reading “Layered Acidic Garden”
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Category: GARDENINGTags: acid loving plants, acidic garden, berry garden, easy garden, lasagna garden, lasagna gardening, layer gardening, layered garden, lazy person's garden, low maintenance garden, no till garden, no water garden, no weed garden, sustainable gardening, xeriscaping
Posted on January 8, 2018
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I am getting closer to being able to post something of substance, promise! Until then, I have some pictures to share with you of all the critters that have come to visit lately. Just this past week I saw quail by the front fence,… Continue Reading “Critters”
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Posted on June 29, 2016
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We try to keep our yard as toad and frog friendly as possible. My daughter loves them. She loves to catch them and take them to a “safe place;” she loves to watch them swim in our little pond. Every summer we wait for our… Continue Reading “Patio visitors”
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Category: GALLERY, GARDENINGTags: creating habitat for toads, frogs and toads in garden, garden toad, home for toads, house for toads, how to build a toad house, toad habitat, toad home, toad house, water source for toads
Posted on February 21, 2016
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I’m going to be posting progress pictures and updates about the seedlings I’ve started on Facebook. This will give me something to post about there besides Arbor Day memes. 😉 Click the link below if you want to see how the seeds have progressed… Continue Reading “Seedlings Update”
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Posted on February 13, 2016
by Belle
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It’s seedling time! I spent a good part of today getting seeds started in the table top greenhouse Mister bought me for Christmas. Together with the HUGE greenhouse he gave me for Valentines’ Day, I’m SET for the season. A man who truly knows where… Continue Reading “Shiny New Toys”
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Category: GARDENINGTags: Belle of Dirt, edible garden, garden from seed, garden planning, gardening with recycled materials, Lake of the Ozarks, lake of the ozarks gardening, recycled materials gardening, seed kits, seed starter mix, seed starting, seed starting kits, seed starting needs, seedling preparation, starting garden from seed, starting plants from seed
Posted on February 7, 2016
by Belle
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For years I’ve told my husband that I don’t want a vase full of dead flowers for Valentine’s Day, or jewelry that will likely gather dust in a box somewhere. Instead, he has always bought me plants with the roots attached or some other… Continue Reading “What to get girls that play in dirt”
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Posted on January 30, 2016
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It’s in the upper 60’s today in JANUARY. I have spring fever already! There are seed catalogs pouring in by mail and my husband bought me a table top seed starter for Christmas, so I’m ready to go. This year we’re starting a couple… Continue Reading “Spring Fever”
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Posted on November 23, 2015
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Tender perennials can be caged to help them survive harsh winter months.
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Category: GARDENINGTags: caging plants for winter, compost towers, garden in winter, gardening Lake of the Ozarks, leaf towers to protect plants, Missouri gardening, protecting plants through winter, recycled materials gardening, save young plants in winter, use fallen leaves, uses for fallen leaves, zone 5 gardening, zone 6 gardening
Posted on November 14, 2015
by Belle
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My daughter threw a few zinnia seeds at the end of our driveway this spring, which resulted in a slightly haphazard patch of gorgeousness by midsummer. I mulched her spontaneous flower garden in August to help protect them from drying out too quickly in… Continue Reading “Quick raised bed”
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Category: GARDENINGTags: amend clay soil, Belle of Dirt, build raised bed, clay soil gardening, easy care garden, fall garden chores, fall garden prep, lasagna garden, lasagna gardening, layer gardening, low maintenance garden, no weed garden, raised bed layers