Location: Indiana
For the first time, I’m trying to grow potatoes in a container. My husband and I downsized and our current home has a very small yard. This is an experiment for&hellip
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19th Apr 2010 |
Filed under Lawn & Landscape
Location: Ohio
Last spring we finally finished the new addition to our home (yippee!) but were left with over 3000 square feet of mud that needed to be turned into lawn (not yippee!). So before we headed to the garden center last weekend, we decided to take this opportunity to make our lawn completely organic. No chemicals. No weird synthetically coated seed. No genetically modified&hellip
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15th Apr 2010 |
Filed under Vegetable Gardening
This picture is late in the summerLocation: Vermont
This picture is late in the summer but I like to look at “finished product” pictures of last year’s garden when I am dreaming and planning for the next plot of plenty. April is the month for dreaming. When the seed and gardening catalogs come I get out my paper and pencils. Rows appear first out of mere fancy. Long rows of lavender, basil, and garlic. &hellip
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14th Apr 2010 |
Filed under Houseplants
Let me second the post by Kay King.
The frost date has passed (or close to passing) in most of the country, which means we can send our houseplants outdoors for their summer vacation. The bright light, fresh air, and rainfall always seem to rejuvenate them.
Every winter my crinums, agaves, aloes, pregnant onions, and other tropicals languish through the dark cold months indoors. Fortunately&hellip
