by Daisy | Apr 3, 2017 | Beginner Gardens, Garden, Intermediate Gardening, Permaculture
Remember from Psych 101 the study about babies and Object Permanence? How before a certain age infants can’t grasp the concept that once something disappears it isn’t necessarily gone forever? I have a form of that when it comes to gardening: After a...
by Daisy | Apr 23, 2016 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
I’m disorganized at everything, and gardening is no exception. Most of the time when I remember to do something at the right time, it’s by accident. I’ve seen examples of sunflower forts for years, but never, apparently, at the right time to plant...
by Daisy | May 8, 2012 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
Most mainstream advice on tomato care includes the recommendation to prune out tomato suckers. Suckers are those little leaf growths (little in the beginning, anyway–they can get huge) in the axil of the tomato plant. The axil is the name for the joint where...
by Daisy | May 3, 2012 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
I know my friends up north are still getting freezing weather, but it’s tomato time here and it soon will be everywhere. Take heart! Here’s some tomato talk to get you in the mood and ready to tom. Twelve Tips For Terrific Tomatoes 1. The royal treatment....
by Ivory Soap | Aug 30, 2011 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
The following is a guest post from this week’s giveaway vendor, Homesteader’s Supply! The folks at Homesteader’s Supply often work with people struggling to be more self sufficient yet constrained by job, location, physical ability and so much more. One...
by Daisy | Aug 12, 2011 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
One of my favorite early childhood memories is searching for acorn cups for the little creatures who inhabited the imaginary world in the woods behind my house. I dug caves for them under the moss and built “log” cabins and fences out of twigs. I won’t say how long...
