Tag: Garden

• Preserving Beets: Boil & Freeze Method

  

  I absolutely love Detroit Red Beets! They are the only beet that I grow. I directly sow them into the ground and pick them when they get to be about the size of a golf ball. They are ready to be picked at different times throughout the season, but you can feel around the top…

  Carissa Curfman

  August 11, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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• Easy Hydroponic Gardening

  

  A couple of years ago, my in-laws gifted me a hydroponic garden for Christmas. This led to the inside joke of growing “basement lettuce.” We keep this in the basement due to the bright lights! In all seriousness though, hydroponic gardening is becoming more and more popular! I have a six-pod set up, meaning I…

  Carissa Curfman

  August 4, 2022

  Garden

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• Hostas

  

  Hostas are one of my all-time favorite perennial landscape plants! They are easy to grow, they look awesome, there are a ton of different varieties, and they are one of the easiest plants to propagate! To split a Hosta, you literally dig it up, then take a shovel and chop it in half or a…

  Carissa Curfman

  July 22, 2022

  Garden, Plant Feature Friday

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• How to Blanch and Freeze Green Beans

  

  Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. They are also one of the things I look forward to harvesting the most! Personally, I prefer frozen vegetables, so I always blanch and freeze my green beans but they can also be canned using a pressure canner. The first step is fairly straight forward… pick your…

  Carissa Curfman

  July 14, 2022

  Garden, Preservation

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• Summer Front Porch Design

  

  I get super excited about decorating our entryway deck! It is the first thing that people see when they come over to our house, so I like it to look nice. We have a fairly small and narrow deck leading up to our front door, so it’s fairly simple to make a big statement with…

  Carissa Curfman

  July 7, 2022

  Garden, Home, home decor, Town House

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