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 […]
Helpless Female is Smarter Than Your Average Sprinkler
In a wildly unguarded moment this spring, I told my husband that I would learn to fix the sprinklers “by myself” this year. It was partly to relieve his work load, since he is usually working 12 hours a day, plus multiple out of town trips, while busy with a major bedroom/bathroom remodel. It was […]
Straw Bale Gardens Number 2 and 3
After barely missing the star role in a slap stick comedy/tradgedy, as the shovel set in flight by the airborne straw bale came close to whacking me, then narrowly avoiding poking out my left eye with the branch of the butterfly bush I was pruning, my front driveway area is looking much nicer. So much […]
Idaho Botanical Garden in Early Spring
Most of my girls and a dear friend visited the Idaho Botanical Garden with me on Melody’s birthday this year. I had never been there before, always wanting to, but never able to drag myself away from my own garden on a sunny day. This year I bought a year long family pass. I hope […]
Easy Grow Light Stand for Seedlings
My engineer husband doesn’t like gardening, but he almost can’t help himself when it comes to researching and inventing things. Hence, I have a new set of grow lights for my birthday this year. I also have some that he made me about 5 years ago, with some metal shelves that he fabricated himself […]