Playing in Dirt Gardening

Playing in Dirt Gardening Amateur backyard, raised bed, organic gardener to provide my family with fresh veggies all summer long. Beekeeping enthusiast. Compost maker.

Lover of trying new things in the garden. New to our garden this year, cut flowers.

06/12/2026

Garden failure. It hurts. It makes me upset. Come see what’s eating my corn seedlings. I would love suggestions.

Might be aholes but some aholes are beneficial to keep around. This is a yellow jacket wasp, a beneficial insect in the ...
06/09/2026

Might be aholes but some aholes are beneficial to keep around.

This is a yellow jacket wasp, a beneficial insect in the garden, who just stung, paralyzed, and is now eating a caterpillar and will feed it to its young.



06/09/2026

Garlic scapes. Come watch along as I discuss what a garlic scape is, what garlic varieties have them, and how to know when they are ready to be picked. Yes! You can eat them and they are fantastic. Can’t get it in a store but you can ask at a farmers market.

Yesterday we had some crazy storms roll in with lots of wind and pelting rain. So after it cleared up I went out to chec...
06/07/2026

Yesterday we had some crazy storms roll in with lots of wind and pelting rain. So after it cleared up I went out to check on the garden to make sure everything was ok.

I’ve used captions to help you know what you are look at.

Here are some pics of some exciting things I saw after a good rain.

06/07/2026

Day 3 of the garden tour! Fruits!! Raspberries, blackberries, elderberries, strawberries, gooseberries. OH MY! Come along and check out my fruit section of the garden. Veggies love flowers. Come check out the Pollinator attracting plants that I’ve added to the front of my garden. 🍇

06/06/2026

Garden tour part 2! Come along and see the back side of my garden down by the alley. Tomatoes, peppers, basil, eggplant, potatoes, carrots, garlic, kale, cucumbers, and a sneak peak of part 3!

06/04/2026

Come along on part 1 of my garden tour. See what I’ve planted and hopefully it inspires you to get out and start planting something.

Tomorrow I will do a little video but tonight was all about getting work done. I feel this every year. I’m never gonna g...
05/19/2026

Tomorrow I will do a little video but tonight was all about getting work done. I feel this every year. I’m never gonna get caught up. But I always do.

Here are some pictures I took to hold you over until I get a video together tomorrow of the spring garden and summer garden plans.

04/26/2026

Best thing about growing your own food is being able to go out and pick fresh veggies. Come along with me to the spinach patch as I grab some fresh spinach for an omelet this morning!

First meal with 2026 veggies. The asparagus has arrived. I’m so excited. This egg with fresh asparagus cut this morning....
04/03/2026

First meal with 2026 veggies. The asparagus has arrived. I’m so excited. This egg with fresh asparagus cut this morning. I wait all year for this.

Although asparagus takes up a lot of real estate in the garden bed and it doesn’t seem to be around long enough without going to ferns it’s worth every bite!

Good thing I added 6 more asparagus bundles to the garden this year. Bring on all the asparagus!

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