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09/22/2026

A little garden hiccup turned into a lesson today. 🌱

Some of my seedlings were growing beautifully, but I realized the trays they were sitting in had no drainage. That may be why several of the other cells never came up.

So I reseeded, up-potted the stronger plants, and we’re trying again.

That’s gardening — sometimes you don’t know what went wrong until you stop and really look.

Round two begins!

09/21/2026

11 more carrots planted today, joining the ones already growing in my hoop house.

I’m really trying to become more intentional about growing enough food to actually use and preserve, not just harvest a handful here and there. Fresh carrots, juicing, cooking, freezing—we’ll see what this little container garden gives us.

I’m learning as I go, so come along for the journey.

08/29/2026

I’m keeping the basil momentum going in the garden. 🌿

After harvesting basil, I saved a few healthy cuttings so I grow more basil two ways — in water and in soil. For the water method, I placed the basil cutting in a jar with the lower node sitting in water and the leaves above the waterline. After a little time, tiny roots started forming. I also have a few basil cuttings already growing in soil, and once they settle in, they can start putting on new growth and becoming their own little plants. That’s one thing I love about herbs. You can harvest, root, replant, and keep the cycle going.
Nothing fancy today — just learning, growing, and letting the garden teach me one small step at a time.
Come along for the journey. This garden is always teaching me something new.

08/26/2026

I’m slowly getting back into the garden rhythm after a lot going on in life.

This morning, I harvested basil while continuing the garden reset. Nothing fancy — just one small harvest, one small step, and learning as I grow.

I like to harvest basil early in the morning, before the heat settles in, when the leaves are fresh and the aroma is strong. When cutting basil, I try not to just pull leaves and leave bare stems behind. I cut above a node so the plant can branch out and keep getting fuller.

I also remove any flowers I see so the plant keeps putting energy into leaves instead of going straight to seed.

Once I bring the basil inside, I rinse it well to remove dirt, debris, and any tiny garden visitors, then I shake off the extra water and lay it on a towel to dry.

Fresh basil can be used in sauces, salads, pizza, dressings, and everyday dishes. It can also be dried and chopped or powdered for kitchen blends, herbal blends, Italian-style seasoning, or even teas.

One small harvest. One small step. Still learning as I grow.

Come along for the journey — this garden is always teaching me something new.

08/14/2026

This morning I came out to cut back my watermelon vines because they were running everywhere.
They were wrapping around the cucumbers, getting into the moringa, reaching toward the beans, and just taking over more space than I wanted them to.
I’ve been reading that if you cut back some of the extra runners and leave the strongest vines, the plant may be able to put more energy toward fruiting instead of just growing a whole bunch of vines.
So I left about four strong runners, some already showing flowers and little signs of fruit, and now we’re going to see what happens.
This is my garden journey, so I’m not claiming to know it all. I’m just testing, observing, and learning as I grow.
But those vines I cut were still so pretty, with little yellow flowers and fuzzy stems, so now I’m wondering if they can still do something else in the garden.

Part 2 will be the experiment.
Come along for the journey — this garden is always teaching me something new.

08/11/2026

This morning started with a little hummingbird watching, a quick garden walkthrough, and me trying to get my thoughts together before starting production.
Then I came across my cucamelon container.
Now, I’ve never grown cucamelons before, so I’m giving them a little grace. But most of this container is looking a whole lot like grass. I checked PlantIn, and it said Japanese stiltgrass.
So now I’m looking at this container like… did I plant cucamelons or did I buy myself a little lawn?
I’m not disturbing it just yet. I’m going to wait for true leaves and see what wants to reveal itself. I’m learning this garden one season at a time.

08/02/2026

Quick garden thought for today: I noticed a few empty pots in the yard, and to me, no summer garden should have an empty pot. If there’s space, I’m thinking about what can grow there — seeds, cuttings, herbs, greens, or something new to try.
That’s one thing I’m learning in my garden: every pot has a purpose.
Follow along for more garden updates and what I’m planting next.

07/14/2026

My Tomatoes are splitting
Came out to the garden after the rain and found my tomatoes splitting. 🍅

Between the torrential rain and all this heat, the older tomato plants are really going through it right now. Poor babies. But I didn’t panic, because this is exactly why I believe in succession planting.

The garden is not always perfect. Sometimes it rains too much. Sometimes it’s too hot. Sometimes the pests give us a run for our money. And sometimes the plants just get tired.

So I plant in rounds.

While one round is slowing down or struggling, I already have new starters coming behind it. That way, one bad weather week doesn’t end the whole planting season.

Succession planting, y’all — that’s the move. It keeps hope growing.

Follow along for more real garden adventures from me, Anita, in my garden.

Love & Light. 🌱

07/12/2026

I had to laugh at myself in the garden because I finally learned something about growing beans. 🌱

When I first started planting, I would put a few bean seeds here and a few bean seeds there. Then I’d come outside and pick two or three beans at a time.

And I’m standing there thinking… what exactly am I supposed to do with three beans? 😂

So now I know better.

If you want a real harvest — enough to cook, freeze, share, or preserve — you have to plant beans in abundance. Not two plants. Not three. Plant enough for the harvest you’re expecting.

This July, I’m planting more beans, more varieties, and more volume.
The full video will be available on YouTube. Come grow with me.
Love & Light — A. Moore

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