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Our tomato plants are off to a fantastic start this year! They're doing so great that they need a lot of additional support!
We started the season by using some tomato cages we already had & using stakes for the rest. We quickly outgrew that situation, so we needed to do something more. Even the tomato cages weren't strong enough to contain these tomatoes!
I saw this homemade tomato trellis on Pinterest & I knew I wanted to do something similar.
My husband, James, & I used posts from Tractor Supply. For the trellis wire, we used 17 gauge electric fence wire. We ended up using almost the entire roll of wire for the trellis! We'll probably add more wire to the top of the posts as the plants grow.
James spent a Saturday morning stringing the trellis together. We were initially going to put posts on each end of the tomato rows, but we still needed more support, so we added even more posts in the middle.
To create the trellis, James wrapped the wire around to create an area between the plants so they could sit on the wire & be supported. He did this in a few p so the tomato plants l have support as they grow taller. He even wrapped the plants with tomato cages around them
Monday, July 06, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
That also could explain why my gardens haven't done their best in the past!
Sometimes you need a little help & I got it unexpectedly this year. One day, our neighbor brought over a bag of plant food. He used it in his garden in the past & suggested we use it in ours.
Natural Blood Meal is an organic fertilizer made from dried animal blood. It is rich in nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant growth. When added to soil, natural blood meal slowly releases nitrogen, providing a sustained source of plant nutrition. It also helps improve soil structure, water retention, and overall plant health.
Up until this point, our tomatoes were struggling. We had started them from seeds super late & they were still small when we put them in the garden.
Once the tomatoes were in the garden, we had quite a few that were starting to struggle. Instead of growing, they began to look like they would die. We even replaced a few plants that did end up dying.
So when our neighbor brought over the plant food, I was ready to try anything.
I placed a small spoonful of the Natural Blood Meal around each tomato plant. Since it was hot outside that day, I waited until the evening to water everything.
Then I started seeing results. I wish I had before & after pictures because the results were excellent! It's been about 3 or 4 weeks since I applied the plant food & the tomatoes have grown so fast!
I've never had tomato plants this big, let alone this early in the growing season! I think it's a combination of planting in actual soil & adding Natural Blood Meal to the plants. Whatever it is, the tomatoes are doing great!
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t to create basic things, like this sign!
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Hey Besties! 🌟 Guess what? I've stumbled upon the holy grail of banana bread recipes, and I've been obsessed for months! 🍞✨
A few days back, I found myself with a bunch of super-ripe bananas (you know, the perfect banana bread kind!). So, what did I do? I whipped up not one but several loaves of this heavenly bread!
Here's a funny twist: the original recipe was just a screenshot on my tablet, with no website or author's name. Wanting to give a shout-out to the genius behind this yumminess, I turned into a detective on Google. 🕵️♀️ Believe me, finding this needle in the haystack of a million banana bread recipes was no small feat!
I'm such a repeat offender with this recipe that I finally wrote it down. No more squinting at a flour-smudged tablet screen for me! 📱💁♀️
The other day, I decided to double the recipe while in my baking frenzy. Picture this: my KitchenAid mixer practically doing acrobatics to mix all those bananas! 🍌🎪 A word of advice? Stick to single batches, folks!
I usually jazz up my banana bread with walnuts and chocolate chips. But, surprise! I was out of walnuts and didn't dare overload my already overworked mixer. So, I went old school and baked it plain. And guess what? It was a smash hit, even without the frills! 🎉
I made so much I thought I'd freeze some for later. Who was I kidding? In our house, banana bread vanishes faster than a magician's rabbit! 🐰✨ It's just that delicious!
Want in on this banana bread magic? Head over to the blog for the recipe! It's a game-changer! 🍌🌟
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

We tilled our new garden area last week!
But, first, a little garden backstory:
For the past 2 years, we’ve used our railroad tie raised garden bed.
That raised bed was kind of a garden disaster.
We put plastic in the bottom as a weed barrier & I’m almost certain it fried our plants the first year.
Last year was more promising, but I don’t think the soil was quite right. The plants did better, but they were nothing compared to the very first year we had a garden.
This year, I decided to go back to the basics.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
I enjoy browsing Reddit & love finding new subreddits to look through.
One of my latest finds has been the Old_Recipes subreddit.
When I first started looking at the subreddit, I kept seeing the same recipe made by different users over & over:
It looked easy enough to make so I thought I’d try it.
Here are my thoughts:
Monday, May 11, 2020

We completed this project last year, but I’m just getting around to posting it today!
I actually gave this table a little refresh over the weekend which inspired me to share it!
The table is far from perfect, but I love the primitive vibes it has!
I’m all about trash to treasure makeovers & this table is a true reflection of that!
Can you believe we picked this table up for free in front of someone’s house?! We were driving by & saw this falling apart table with a ‘free’ sign next to it & immediately turned around to take a look!
The table was in rough shape, but it was free so I wasn’t afraid to take a chance on it.
Friday, May 08, 2020
I’ve shared some pictures of my parents’ pear tree in the past. I thought I’d take you along this year from the beginning: the blossoms!
The pear tree always does extremely well & produces a ton of pears, but it has really shown up this year!
There are blossoms everywhere!
This is a Bartlett pear tree & full pears should be ready by the end of August or early September.
When it’s harvest time, there will be plenty of pears to eat & make things from! I’ve gathered some recipes that would be perfect for these Bartlett pears!
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
This was one of those projects that I’ve been wanting to do forever & it finally happened!
Last year, we acquired some old posts & they just sat outside in the yard, waiting for something to be done with them. Because of bugs, I didn’t want to bring them into the house, so an outdoor eyesore they became!
One day, I decided that they would make a good pergola. There was a spot in our yard between our water well & our lilac tree that I thought would be perfect for a pergola. I also hated mowing that tiny area so I wanted to get rid of it!
Finally, after months & months of wanting to build it, we finally did it!