How I Made My Grow Light Stand

In a perfect world with unlimited funds my gardening adventures would be Instagram worthy all the time.  I like to garden pretty.  You can garden on the cheap, but often that means you sacrifice aesthetics.  There’s nothing wrong with that if it doesn’t bother you.  But for me, it does.  Neat and tidy things please me (I can hear my mother laughing across the country.  She might have a different experience of me…). But here’s my problem.  I don’t have a lot of money. And I don’t have a ton of natural sunlight shinging in any of my windows.  Growing Read More

How I Defeated the Fungus Gnats

If you read my December diary, you may remember that I was dealing with a pretty intense fungus gnat infestation.  It’s a super common , incredibly frustrating problem for those of us who keep plants indoors.  I wanted to expand my indoor vegetable garden, but before I could, I needed to get the gnats under control or I’d end up living in a very buggy house.   I’m happy to report that I am victorious in my fight against these fungus gnats.  But before I talk about how I did it, let’s get to know the enemy… (Not So) Fun Read More