My Rose Finn Apple potatoes finally came in the mail. I was a bit perplexed by the name. It is a mouthful to say so I hope that whoever Rose Finn is, she was worth it. I know it is… Read more ›
It has been a long, long while since I wrote a “how toâ€. I suppose I figure just about everyone knows how to do it better than me. But lately, I have had an obsession that was inspired by a… Read more ›
It is that most joyous time of year where gardeners around the world, in a desperate attempt to thwart off SAD and homicidal thoughts, converge on malls, shopping centers and craft shows like rabid squirrels with credit cards. I am… Read more ›
Ok, so the headline is misleading. This is not exactly an Aerogarden. It doesn’t squirt nutrient rich juices at the roots of your plants. But it does do the one thing that I think makes the Aerogarden popular, and that… Read more ›
Just call me Hang ‘Em High Hanna.This past weekend, I took my own advice (along with the advice of some other people) and set up a string support for my beloved tomatoes. And since I like to be on the… Read more ›
It is Halloween and Halloween is one of my most favorite holidays. My husband’s as well. We are very particular about our Halloween traditions. He always makes the kids costumes. And I always decorate the yard. We don’t go in… Read more ›
It is the time of year that we all trade our seeds. But if you want to be super cool… if you want to be one of the hip seed traders… you need to make sure that you have some… Read more ›
So let’s say you have a Bush you need to remove and it’s not a leader of a super power nation… Those of you looking for information on how to remove the other kind of Bush will need to visit… Read more ›
I haven’t done a decent how-to lately and as I was staring at my filthy grubby hands, I thought that maybe someone would like to know how to pamper our lovely and abused gardening hands. Just a note, I am… Read more ›
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE I hate them. You hate them (or if you don’t, you should). Slugs. They are the bane of a gardener’s existence. The sweetest, would-not-hurt-a-fly gardener will gleefully crush the soft, slimy bodies of these ugly, plant… Read more ›
