I had had visions of my pole beans and Stupice tomatoes growing gracefully up their opposite sides of the trellis, then meeting beautifully at the top. The tomatoes had other ideas. They might as well be on steroids this year, they are so huge and thick. Something about the weather has been right. They are […]
Helpless Female Builds the Impromptu Skinny Arched Trellis for Pole Beans and Tomatoes
It’s probably not a good idea to rush to put up a trellis in the morning before you take your husband to surgery. I know that now. It’s just that it kept getting postponed, day after day. The pole beans were thoroughly entwining the support posts I had put in earlier. To make it worse, […]
Tips for Soaker Hose Organization to Water Your Garden
Watering is rather like the invisible chore of gardening. I have a tendency of thinking of it as not taking much time. It is also not “done” the same way as other garden activities. With the exception of things like pots, watering doesn’t require constant presence. It does, however, require constant diligence. I like to […]
Fun Flowers to Start From Seed: Portulaca or Moss Rose
Right about now, the heat of summer has stressed many flowers. Portulaca is one of the annual flowers that thrive in the heat without looking like a weed. Its blooms seem to be defying temperatures with its airy, rose-like, brilliantly colored flowers. The green, leafy part of the plant is semi-succulent, but not prickly. It […]
Never a Dull Moment in This Week’s Garden in Southwest Idaho: 2nd Week of July, 2013
I woke up on Sunday and just knew I was going to cut my basil on time this year. Well, almost. The flowers were barely open at the top. More on that later. I also knew that it was really time to begin to hunt squash bugs and make war on aphids. I found a […]