by Daisy | Mar 14, 2011 | Crafts, Woodworking
In the “they don’t make ’em like they used to” category, I include the home center shovel. Like this one: So I decided to make a dibble. Funny word. If you don’t know what a dibble is, it’s a stick used to make planting holes,...
by Daisy | Mar 9, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
Every year I wish I had an asparagus patch and every year I fail to plant one. I kept coming up with excuses. Don’t have the right spot, it’s too expensive, they take too long to get established. If I planted asparagus the first year I realized I wanted...
by Daisy | Mar 5, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
It’s the last days of winter and I think the only thing I’m going to miss about it is the winter honeysuckle. To make some garden-like use of the long, cold months I’ve slowly been doing a remodel on my vegetable/fruit garden. It’s been growing...
by Daisy | Mar 3, 2011 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’m excited about the first pea sprouts. Here they are, almost not here, so tiny. But here. Vegetative growth. In early March. I’m starting to learn how to make cool season crops work here in zone 7 where we have a short Spring followed closely by a whole...
by Daisy | Mar 2, 2011 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
A couple of years ago I tried the potatoes in a bin method, but had no luck with it. The plants grew fine, even blossomed well, but when I dumped them out once the plants had withered, I had only a few pitiful little potatoes to show for it. It was a complete...
