Low-Stress Classic Chicken Alfredo Sauce
Where the Classic Chicken Afredo Sauce recipe came from I got this basic recipe for Chicken Alfredo Sauce many years ago from a professional chef after he had fixed it for us when we were dinner guests at his home. My husband asked if I could get the recipe. The chef said he always fixed […]
Common Sense Companion Planting for Your Garden
What is companion planting? I have read and experimented with a lot of companion planting ideas over the last 28 years of gardening in southwest Idaho. Companion planting is the term for deciding which plants to grow close to each other and why. There are 7 main areas of concern: chemical interactions shared pests shared […]
7 Lessons from Winter Dahlia Tuber Storage
Last year I stored my dahlia tubers over the winter in my garage. I followed the directions in the information received when I purchased last year’s dahlia tubers and seeds from Swan Island Dahlias. Upon unpacking and re-planting them this past week, I learned a few things. (click on any photo to enlarge) There was […]
Easy Custom Designed Netafim Watering System for Your Raised Beds
It is time for me to begin replacing my oldest soaker hoses in my vegetable garden, and I decided it is a good time to make the switch to Netafim in my raised beds. The Netafim will fit better, is hard to accidentally perforate, is possible to repair, and should last longer. (There is a […]
Idaho’s Most Flexible Seed Planting Calendar
I finally found it! A way to plan my planting schedule that won’t create a mess with my seed packets or require writing things on the calendar. And erasing them and writing them again, because sticking to an exact schedule is nearly impossible. (click on any photo to enlarge) What you need All you need […]