by Daisy | Oct 30, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
I can’t bring myself to pull up the giant marigold that’s hogging a good one-third of one of my best raised beds so I’m determined to get the most benefit out of it. One of the uses for this plant is in a spray which is said to combat tomato...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 28, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
We played this game last week. Are you ready? What do you think this is? Are you sure? You know I don’t play fair, so I’ll just tell you… It’s an herbicide drift eliminator! Ever try to kill something lame and accidentally injure your...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 2, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
The friend who’s garden I’ve fluttered over for the past week really only wanted me to go do one thing. Support her baby cukes, living almost smack dab in the middle of her bed. So, after some thought, this is what I came up with. (Please forgive the...
by Daisy | May 27, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
picture from Tomatocasual.com Sometimes our plants go yellow. Or brown on the leaf edges. Or just generally unhappy in a well-watered, pest-free, yet-some-how-still-unhappy way. The plant is probably hungry. You can go CRAZY trying to figure out if it’s missing...
by Daisy | May 25, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
See those aphids? They killed that plant. But I mixed up some voodoo and I haven’t seen one since. Allium Tea 6 cloves garlic 1 onion 1qt warm water 3T liquid soap* (not detergent) Buzz first three in blender. Add soap. Steep overnight and strain. Spray directly...
by Daisy | Mar 13, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
Some folks collect and store their own seeds. Some folks buy and store their seeds. But, what you do not want to do is buy new seed every year if you don’t have to, right? And most of the seed you buy this season can be kept for 3-5 years!Materials Needed:TBSP...
