My experiment with growing potaotes in old trash cans does not appear to be a success. I have not had a single flower on my plants..

The recent heat wave has people sweltering and gardens swooning. Watering is typically a relaxing task but in this type of weather it becomes a critical, demanding chore as plants can literally thirst to death in a couple days. Annuals and veggies are the first to dry up and die. (Our farmer friends, Chad and Danika, in Michigan are clearly sunburned from spending numerous hours every day watering

Whew…It has been darn hot here at Safer® Brand Headquarters and the weather channel says it’s a heat wave up and down the east coast!  So my July 4th festivities included picnics and trying to stay cool and also some perfectly timed ripe tomatoes!

My tomato plant gave me my first two perfectly ripe beefsteak tomatoes of the season just in time to make a delicious salad for our

Sweet Tater Containers
June 2010

In South Carolina, where I was born, sweet potatoes are as common in the garden as on the plate. My great grandmother gave me a piece (slip) from one of her plants back in 1998. Since then, we’ve grown that same plant every year. After cutting the vines and harvesting taters, we take slips and save the smallest taters for planting the following