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Over-60 Zone 6B regenerative gardener Living soil • Compost systems • Pollinators
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09/06/2026

For my birthday, my kids surprised me by showing up at my new house with my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Some of them had not even seen the new house yet, so having everybody there together meant more than I can put into words.

I’ve been so busy trying to get settled, working on the house, rebuilding the garden, and making this place feel like home.

Then they all walked through the door.

And I realized something I never want to forget:

These are not just the people I love. They are pieces of my own life walking around outside of me.
I never want to forget how precious it is just to have them here. ❤️

What family moment do you wish you could bottle up and keep forever?

09/06/2026

RAISED-BED GARDENERS: HOW DO YOU BUY YOUR SOIL?

Poll/graphic choices:
A. Bulk delivery 🚚
B. Bags from the store 🛒
C. Mix my own 🌱
D. Whatever I can afford 😂

Caption:
After dealing with enough dirt today to last me a minute 😂, now I’m curious…

How do YOU buy soil for raised beds?

Bulk delivery? Bags? Do you mix your own? Or is your answer basically, whatever fits the budget at the time?

Today I used bulk material for my new beds, with 2 parts shredded topsoil to 1 part finished compost, and seeing how much material these beds actually take has been an education all by itself.

Comment A, B, C or D and tell me why.

09/06/2026

I started by leveling the beds, laying cardboard over the grass, and adding a few sticks I already had.

Then the topsoil finally showed up.

For these beds, I’m using:

2 parts shredded topsoil
1 part finished compost

That’s the mix I chose for this garden, and I’m also being careful about where the soil and compost come from because this is where we’ll be growing food.

Once the beds started filling, I finally got some of those tomato plants out of their buckets and into the ground, then started putting my Garden Grids in so I can get the watering set up.

There is still more to do, but this was one of those days where I just put my head down, kept going, and got a whole lot done.

If you’ve filled raised garden beds before, what did you use in yours?

09/05/2026

I went to Casey’s Nursery to buy shredded topsoil and compost for the GROWING GOOD garden. I want to help educate those who are looking to start their gardens.

A properly prepared person might have brought a container, a measured amount of water and an actual plan.

I had a bottle of water, scissors and a Crock-Pot in my backseat.

Close enough.

Did I get carried away with the water? Yes. For a minute, the soil test looked less like science and more like something you would try not to step in.

But I was able to feel how the soil clumped, whether it felt sticky and how easily it broke apart.

The best news is that our first delivery should fill approximately 2½ of the six raised beds. That may not sound like much, but 2½ beds can grow fall crops. Six empty beds have been growing nothing but air.

Thank you to Erin, our first DIRT POOR fundraiser donor, and to my husband for the birthday soil money, as well as my kids who I did not know at the time of this video. We are finally making progress!

Have you ever tested soil before buying it or would you have left the Crock-Pot at home?

Fundraiser: https://gofund.me/0058a0cb7

09/04/2026

I GOT SOIL MONEY FOR MY BIRTHDAY—and apparently romance is still alive! 🎂😂

Some women want jewelry. I want a dump truck to pull into my driveway and unload compost.

My birthday money means we can finally start filling these six cedar raised beds from Knotty Woodcrafts. They’re leveled, protected with Seal It Green Clear and currently growing an impressive crop of air.

We’re putting down plain brown cardboard, skipping full hügelkultur and choosing not to build Fort Knox for mice that haven’t even expressed an interest in moving in.

Next comes shredded topsoil and compost. We can’t fill all six beds yet, but I would rather fill a few properly than spread mediocre soil across all six and expect the plants to be grateful.

I’m still raised-bed rich and DIRT POOR—just a little less dirt poor than I was yesterday!

What would you plant first—and please name something expensive enough to justify all this dirt?

The DIRT POOR fundraiser is here for anyone who wants to help:

https://gofund.me/0d32eaba1

Watching, commenting and sharing our garden journey helps too. 💚

09/04/2026

Plant Now for What Comes Later

ROOTED — Plant Now for What Comes Later 🌱

Some things do not show up instantly.

You plant now.
You water now.
You tend now.
And the harvest comes later.

That is garden truth, but it is also life truth.

Galatians 6:9 reminds us not to grow weary in doing good, because at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Not every seed produces overnight.

Not every act of obedience shows fruit right away.

Not every good thing God is growing can be seen immediately.

But that does not mean nothing is happening.

Sometimes obedience is a seed.

Sometimes faithfulness is watering what still looks small.

Sometimes trusting God means planting now for a harvest only He can see.

So today, I’m reminding myself:

Do the good thing.
Plant the seed.
Keep showing up.
Trust God with the harvest.

Every day.
Grow something good.

09/04/2026

Winter squash can look finished long before it’s actually ready to come off the vine.

Before you harvest, check for:

✅ Deep, fully developed color
✅ A hard rind
✅ Skin that resists your fingernail
✅ Mature fruit before a heavy frost arrives

And when it is ready, cut it instead of pulling it and leave a little stem attached.

This is a readiness check, not a “pick it today” rule. If the skin still marks easily, give it more time.

What winter squash are you growing this year?

09/04/2026

These ferns came with the house, and while I was busy moving and unpacking, Indiana apparently set itself to BROIL.

By the time I noticed, half the fronds were doing a pretty convincing impression of cornflakes.

I’m not panic-pruning everything or throwing fertilizer at already stressed plants. The partly green fronds are still helping, so I’ll check the soil before watering, water deeply if it’s dry, add clean mulch around the crowns and rig up some afternoon shade.

Now make me feel better: What has this heat cooked at your house—your flowers, vegetables, lawn or just you? 😂

09/03/2026

Please don’t evict your hummingbirds just because September showed up. 😂🐦🌺

One of those garden myths that gets passed around every fall is that we need to take hummingbird feeders down or the birds won’t migrate.

Nope.

Leaving a feeder up isn’t what determines whether a hummingbird heads south. In fact, this time of year you may see migrating hummingbirds stopping by that weren’t regular visitors to your garden all summer.

So keep the feeder clean and filled, and keep those late blooming flowers going as long as you can. They’ve got a long trip ahead, and our gardens can be one of their little refueling stops. 💛

For homemade nectar: 4 parts water to 1 part plain white sugar. No red dye needed.

Are your hummingbirds still visiting? Tell me what state you’re watching from!

The calendar says September, but the weather is still acting like July. 🥵What’s your garden plan during this heat?A. Wat...
09/03/2026

The calendar says September, but the weather is still acting like July. 🥵

What’s your garden plan during this heat?

A. Water early
B. Add shade
C. Wait to plant
D. Stay inside because iced tea wins today 😂

I’m somewhere between C and D. What about you?

Comment A, B, C or D below!

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