Our mid May visit to the Idaho Botanical Garden was on the day the Moody Blues concert was canceled. Its a good thing it was canceled, or the Garden would have been closed in preparation. As it was, we were among a very few uninformed who came to the Garden anyway. The weather was only […]
Ants With a Taste for Cabbage
Since I wrote this, I have discovered the culprit is cabbage maggots, which you can read about in Ants, Cabbage Maggots, and Broccoli. I may still experiment with vaseline to smoother eggs or deter egg laying. One of my cabbages has had the life sucked out of it. It is just one in a series […]
Helpless Female Takes On Underground Broken Sprinkler Pipe
I think it is because I have been studying Chinese. I think my husband decided that if I can do that, I can be taught anything. I am dubious about this, but circumstances were in his favor this time around. But I must emphasize that I was tutored well by him before I went to […]
Know How to Recognize Your Garden Flower Volunteers
Spring in southwest Idaho brings an exciting wave of green to our yards. One challenge for me is to separate the weeds from the desirable volunteer seedlings. These volunteers reseed and establish in unexpected places, teaching me along the way about which conditions they prefer and what time of year I can actually plant my […]
How to Keep Track of Watering Your Garden
From June to nearly October in southwest Idaho, gardeners cannot plan on any significant rainfall. If more than sagebrush is desired for the garden, one must have a watering plan. I do this by using a weekly watering chart. Each place I have to hook up a soaker hose, water by hand, or attend to […]