About
Welcome to my garden! Join me in the trials, successes and errors of my newest passion. I plan for this to be fun, healthy and rewarding!
Currently, I'm a Real Estate Investor, mother of two, and serious blogger at KarensPerspective.com.
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Category Archives: Resources
Great Gardening Videos
5 minute videos for gardening.
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When do I plant? Farmer’s Almanac
April 2010 1st-3rd. Good Days For Planting Beets, Carrots, Radishes, Turnips, Peanuts, And Other Root Crops. Also Good For Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Kale, Celery, And Other Leafy Vegetables. Start Seedbeds. 4th-5th. Barren Days. Do No Planting. 6th-8th. Favorable Days For … Continue reading
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Terrific Garden Tonics
Jay recommended this book for gardening solutions. Hope he brings it over so I can check it out before I buy! Thanks, Jay
Local Harvest
Thanks, Christi, for this great site. Local Harvest lists all the gardening sites in your area. Fruits, flowers, vegetables, gifts and so much more. Check it out! Arminda told me to order black raspberries because they are her favorite, so … Continue reading
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Wayside Gardens
Thanks to Ellen Berry for this great link to Wayside Gardens. So many beautiful webites!
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What a great blog!
I’ll be using this Bumblebee blog a lot. So cute and tons of information! Thanks, Mimi!
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So much to order, so little time!
Oh, my gosh. Jay Pridgen sent me this great site, Direct Gardening, as a source for reading and learning about lighting conditions for plants: “It’s a great resource for getting ideas.. I’ve ordered some plants but a few died & … Continue reading
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Thanks for the Preplanned Vegetable Garden!
Last frost date around here is April 15. DO NOT plant anything except cool weather stuff ( peas, broccoli, spinach cauliflower to name a few) before then. And don’t plant those until the very last of Feb or the first … Continue reading
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Blum's Farmer's & Planter's Almanac
Gardening – February 2010 Best Days To: Plant above ground crops: 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25 Plant root crops: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 Plant flowers: 3, 4, 5, 24, 25 Transplant: 16, 17, 20 Seed beds: … Continue reading
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