Gardening after hours - Gardening for busy people

A busy life made better with gardening

I have a full-time job, a beautiful wife and three kids, life just gets busy at home. Yet, gardening is something that I try to do as much as possible. It brings me peace, helps keep the kids busy for a few minutes and they get to learn a bit about nature.

In this blog I will share a lot of things about my garden, I believe many aspiring home gardeners would find some of this information useful.

The House Rules

Rule #1: Perfect is the enemy of the good

I try a lot of things, I can’t do that if everything needs to be perfect, there’s no time for perfect in a busy day.

Rule #2: What you see is what you get

I will only post photos that I take in my garden or surroundings, they may not be perfect but they will be real gardening.

Rule #3: No herbicides, natural pest control

There’s no reason to add pollutants to our planet and even more when there are kids around.

Recent Posts

My Garden Journal: week of February 19, 2024

February 27, 2024

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The after-hours gardener

Things have started getting busier but still very manageable. Here’s the recap of the week Seedling update Everything is going well, I have started thinking that the tomatoes may be ready to be up-potted, they are 4 inches right now. New seeds were started Lettuce I tries a couple varieties…
My Garden Journal: week of February 12, 2024

February 19, 2024

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The after-hours gardener

Continuing with the garden updates, no new seeds were started this week but I finally went out to the backyard to do some stuff out there. Here’s the recap of the week. Seedling update Tomatoes They are growing strong and early in the week it was time to thin them…
Understanding Your Garden’s Hardiness Zone

February 18, 2024

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The after-hours gardener

Learn the key to a thriving garden: hardiness zones. Find your zone, pick the right plants, and plan for success. Essential gardening tips.