How to turn into a weeding machine Even a goal oriented person like me needs goals that are possible. Tell me I need to keep the acre weeded and I panic. Make me a chart of the yard and let me color in sections as I weed them, and I turn into a weeding machine. […]
Planting Potatoes with 2 Foot Long Eyes in Late May
I saved some of my own garden potatoes from last fall for seed this year. Unfortunately, I didn’t label them when I put them in my basement pantry. I think they are Russet Burbanks, but the only thing I’m positive about is that they aren’t red potatoes. To top it all off, I was late […]
Fun Flowers to Grow from Seed: Night Phlox, Midnight Candy
It is okay to have some landscaping features in common with your neighbors. After all, you live in the same climate with the same general ecosystem. But sometimes there are unknown options that aren’t available generally in stores as plants. The flower sellers try to offer some new ideas, but people can be hesitant to […]
Saving Left-Over Garden Spinach in Ice Cube Trays
Cooking fresh spinach from the garden can be depressing. You go out and pick a huge bucket of crisp leaves, wash them, and stuff them in a pot. Three to ten minutes later there is a tablespoon of green mush at the bottom of the pan. Contrary to what your eyes tell you, though, it […]
Transplant Pumpkin Seedlings from the Chicken Pen When You Are Behind in Spring Planting
When I went out to let the backyard chickens (I actually do have front yard chickens, too) out of their coop that morning, I saw quite a few brand new squash-like sprouts. We had thrown in several rotting pumpkins over the last 3-4 months, specifically in that location. Being behind in spring planting, my mind […]