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&hellip
Location: Texas
This time, you are not just raising Red worms for worm composting but you are raising Red Wigglers for fishing baits.
Why Red Wiggler worms?
Red worms are good for fishing because they can survive for at least 5 minutes while in the hook. Fishes won’t give in to your trap if your bait is dead.
The worms’ ability to wiggle while inside the water makes them&hellip
Location: Lititz, PA
With so many things trying to attack my tomatoes its a wonder I even end up with enough to make a BLT! – Animals, blights & disease, insects and those darn caterpillars who are my current problem! One of the most damaging caterpillars is the Tomato Hornworm.
He is the larval stage of a hummingbird moth. when he emerges he is about 4.5 inches long, bright green &hellip
Location: Vermont
Romance. This is not a rose I grew. It was from a Valentine’s bouquet. There is no denying it, no matter how hardened one’s heart gets, roses speak to a woman’s heart. Roses say more than words. They smell, feel, look like the luxury of blooming, undeserved love.
Everywhere I have lived I have planted rose bushes. Last summer I drove by a house I once&hellip
