Apr 8, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens
Which version do you think is true? A Gardening Day – Version #1 I want to get the Carex ‘Evergold’ transplanted so I go to the tool rack where the shovels are hung. They are shiny and clean from the scrubbing and oiling we gave them last fall. I take one down and...
Apr 6, 2013 | A Gardening Life
A Gardening Life – April 6 Sharing the Wealth Go into your garden frequently with no direct purpose except to observe. Pull weeds when they are small – even 15 minutes a day will help prevent tiny plants from turning into a big difficulty. By walking through...
Apr 4, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Bloggers You Can Grow That! Day, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, vegetables, You Can Grow That!
A Gardening Life – April 4 This quote is currently making the rounds: You are what you eat, so don’t be fast, cheap, easy or fake. Words to live by, and there’s no better way to take them to heart than to plant vegetables. When you grow your own food, it...
Mar 28, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Another Polular Misconception
It’s always possible to make plants grow identically: another popular misconception. It’s common for callers to GardenLine to ask about a plant that’s not doing well in comparison to others. “I planted two of these and one is fine but the other looks sick,” they...
Mar 25, 2013 | A Gardening Life
A Gardening Life (All questions heard at a garden center.) “Do you have low-biscus? I don’t have room for high.” He asked me so sincerely that I didn’t bat an eye. “The tag says ‘plant in full sun’” another customer said “But I want to plant today, though the clouds...
Mar 23, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens, plants I love, vegetables
A Gardening Life – March 23 We are harvesting lettuce daily from our solar heated shed. It faces south and is insulated, so once the sun is warm in February it doesn’t go below freezing inside the building. The Smart Pots we used this year were moved...
