Dee-DirtMagicians

02/12/2024

Hey DirtMagicians 👋🏻

We'll be continuing part of our Pollinator Series that we started last year 👩🏻‍🌾 Today's flower highlight is... candytuft 💖

She's not the 'best' pollinator flower that you can plant but she is known for improving the pollination of other perennial flowers that are planted close by 💐

The two things that are a MUST if you want her to flower a ton are...
1️⃣ 6 hours of FULL sun every day ☀️
2️⃣ Well-draining soil (something a bit more sandy)💧

Due to her draping natures she’s great as a border plant grown along edges. We suggest growing her along the edges of garden beds, walkways and rock gardens

Do you grow candytuft? What other plants do you use on borders?

01/02/2024

It's that time of the year where we should look back on our gardens, reflect on our challenges, and express gratitude for the gifts mother nature has blessed us with 🍆🥕🍅

Firstly, we'd like to take some time to thank the friends we made along the way 🫂 Our vision has always been to build healthy garden ecosystems and bring more people together to grow food 🌱❣️

Teaching Gardens and Garden Circles were the main experiments we ran 👩🏻‍🌾 Building something from scratch is never easy, but witnessing the connection and joy it brought to others definitely reinforced our idea of creating a community around growing food.

For next year, we'll be taking a temporary break to focus on other aspects of our lives ♥️ This break is an opportunity for us to recharge, grow, and come back stronger in 2025 💪🏻 Hopefully, you've enjoyed being on this journey with us and we can't wait to see what the future holds.

12/19/2023

Our last mushroom-growing experiment will give you mushrooms for years! 🍄 That can be done by using a log and shiitake mushroom plugs 🪵 To learn more, check out the YouTube video on how to do it! It's honestly so easy!! 😍

Hey DirtMagicians! Here's the link to the shiitake plugs that we used to make our mushroom log. https://amzn.to/47bxPE5*Please note this is an affiliate link...

12/11/2023

In this video, we'll talk about Dee's journey into having her first full blown vegetable garden and highlight the myriad of benefits vegetable gardening can have 👩🏻‍🌾 The most impactful was how the garden unknowingly provided horticultural therapy for her in a time with a lot of personal struggle.

We'll talk about Dee's journey into having her first full blown vegetable garden and highlight the myriad of benefits vegetable gardening can have. The most ...

11/25/2023

In this video, we'll talk about our experience with container gardening using grow bags! We'll go over the pros and cons of using grow bags and what considerations you should probably keep in mind when planting certain vegetables like potatoes 👩🏻‍🌾🥔

In this video, we'll talk about our experience with container gardening using grow bags in this grow bag’s review! We'll go over the pros of grow bags, the c...

11/09/2023

Hey DirtMagicians 👋🏻

A couple of weeks ago, we featured a on our Facebook Community on how to attract and provide for wildlife in your garden. Today, we'd like to showcase some of the submitted tips and continue the conversation on Instagram, as there are many more ways to support our local wildlife.

What are your tips on providing for the local wildlife in your gardens? 👩🏻‍🌾

10/30/2023

If you've struggled to grow lettuce in the past, this video is for you. We'll cover key mistakes that most beginner gardeners make to help you avoid them and successfully grow lettuce from seed! 👩🏻‍🌾

If you've struggled to grow lettuce in the past, this video is for you. We'll cover key mistakes that most beginner gardeners make to help you avoid them an...

10/23/2023

Not done with gardening for the year? This video is for you!

In this video, we'll cover...

🍁 Best planting times for your fall veggies
🍁 Selecting the right shady locations
🍁 Replenishing soil nutrients
🍁 How to effectively insulate plants plant for the cooler weather

We’ll go over how to have a fall garden and give you all our fall gardening tips if you live in an area with hard frost ❄️In this video, Dee and Bri will dis...

10/23/2023

When storing seeds make sure to do so out of sunlight in a cool and dry area 🌤️ Seeds will last longer if they are stored at around 15°C or 60 °F 🌱