The Sprout Rack

The start of my permaculture education

I mentioned in my last article that I started learning about permaculture and regenerative agriculture. While there wasn’t a singular reason I started this path, there were things that really stuck with me. We had record-breaking weather last year, including a severe drought. I do live in Utah, it’s dry here. One day, I was […]

I have goals – Lots of goals

I was looking through my last posts and realized that I have not talked much about my overall goals for this blog. First and foremost, I want to be able to share my journey with those who want to join me. Second, I want this to be a historical record so I can look back […]

Gardening Through Record-Breaking Heat and a Drought

Keeping you and your garden healthy through record breaking heat.

Hardening off – And life is busy

How to harden off, and a sprout bag review.

Playing in the dirt

It’s the weekend in April. That means it’s time to prep the beds and get them ready for planting! Because our expanded garden last year was a gut reaction to COVID, we didn’t do much in the way of amending the soil. Between that, and the fact that we got a late start, we didn’t […]

How I Plan My Garden

In my last post, I briefly mentioned that I was planning my garden. I thought I would provide a little more detail about how I’m approaching it this year. In previous years, I just planted at random. It worked fine because we were gardening in a smaller space. Last year we had so much more […]

Spring Planting for my Summer Garden

I don’t know about you, but my favorite time of the year is spring. After a long winter, the birds start chirping, the plants start budding, all the smells of the spring flowers fill your senses. It just makes me happy. With spring comes garden planning. Last year we expanded our garden. Yes, I’ll admit […]