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In the summer, I try to grow an organic garden to supplement our family’s grocery needs. (try is the operative word here.)

I use organic gardening methods including those I tested in How to Kill Weeds Organically.

This is how the Greenbacks Gal (GBGal) organic garden started.

GBGal Organic Garden During Construction

This is the GBGal organic garden in August of the first year:

Garden in August

In the winter, I grow what I can indoors. Looking for a super easy crop to grow inside that will add flavor and nutrition to your meals? Check out How to Sprout Microgreens.

I love to talk gardening and organic growing methods. I love hearing from other gardeners as well!

Comments

  1. Karen says:
    March 11, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Beautiful garden…I found my way here through a picture of your bottle/jar garden edging- does that last in snowy areas? And what is that thing on the other side of the fence from your garden beds?

    Thanks for such a great site!

  2. Andrea Green says:
    March 11, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    Thanks for visiting Karen. The bottles do last through the winter. They are pretty and a great way to repurpose bottles – but they aren’t 100% maintenance free. I think the thing you are seeing in the photos is my neighbor’s swing-set. Although, the green and yellow tented part isn’t there anymore – it blew away in some of the nasty wind we had this year! Andrea

  3. Leslie says:
    March 20, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    Andrea,
    LOVE your layout for your garden! We are about to expand our backyard (fenced in area) and this looks like it would fit! Did you lay this out on your own? Any advice or tips or things you might do different? Looks beautiful! I also posted your button to my blog. Hope it helps! :D

  4. Andrea Green says:
    March 20, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    Leslie ~ I’m glad you like the garden layout! What would I do different….Hmmmm….One of my beds gets only filtered light, and things did not do so well there. I kinda knew the light wasn’t going to be great but I did it anyway. Wish I had shoved everything up a bit so the last bed got better light. So, I guess my advice would be – really, really, really study the light and don’t think – oh I’m sure it will be okay. It pays to listen to your instinct. And thanks for listing me on your blog! It does help! :) Andrea

  5. Athena at Minerva's Garden says:
    April 25, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    What a lovely garden–and how productive even in the first year–well done!

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