Category: Gardening

  • DIY Grow Light System for Seedlings

    DIY Grow Light System for Seedlings

    As you all know, I am pretty obsessed with my garden plans lately.  If you follow me on IG, you will have noticed my IG Story has been full of my gardening adventures lately. In years past, I have visited our local farmers market to pick out my vegetable plants.  There is this sweet older…

  • Garden Planning + My Favorite Garden Tools

    Garden Planning + My Favorite Garden Tools

    This post includes affiliate links. By clicking on the link and making a purchase, My Urban Oven may receive a small commission.  It was +55 degrees in Minnesota Sunday.  We actually pulled out our grill, and didn’t wear jackets the weather was so warm! March in Minnesota normally is still pretty cold and snowy, so the warmer…

  • Ginger Sesame Zucchini Slaw

    Ginger Sesame Zucchini Slaw

    This was my first year with a successful garden. I blame it on all the rain in June.  Yes, I said blame. What do you do when mother nature produces heaps and heaps of lettuce? So much lettuce that you can’t eat it all. So much that you have to push it off on your…

  • Spring Herb Planting

    Fresh Basil leaves for a Caprese salad. Fresh muddled Mint for a nice Mojito. Fresh chopped Cilantro for a delicious Guacamole or Salsa. Fresh Oregano, Thyme or Rosemary for a new recipe. How wonderful does that all sound? The last few years, I have been planting my herbs from seeds and a few of my…