by Daisy | May 28, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
SUCCESSION PLANTING is the term gardeners use to refer to planting something else in place when a previous crop is all finished.To pull this off effectively, you need a few things:1. A diagram of your garden with zones marked off and numbered/lettered/named for old...
by Daisy | May 21, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
Gourds (squash, cucumbers, zucchini) are one of the few families that play well with other members of their own family. However, squash get the worst bugs imaginable: Squash Vine Borers and Squash Beetles. (That’s why they’re not in my Beginner Garden Plan...
by Daisy | May 15, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
As we’ve said before, companion planting is like seating your guests at the wedding reception. 1. Members of the same family shouldn’t be seated together. 2. Hatfields and McCoys must be kept across the room from each other. Today, we cover Rule 3:...
by Daisy | May 14, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
We’ve already covered Rule One: Separate Family Members. If you missed that one, you’ll have no idea what I’m talking about when I mention a particular plant family. So go back now. Learning this stuff for each and every species will make your ears...
by Daisy | May 13, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
When I was describing all of this to TL, she made a wise remark. Companion planting is just like planning the seating at your wedding reception. 1. Too many members of the same family shouldn’t be seated together. 2. Hatfields and McCoys must be kept across the...
by Daisy | Apr 3, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
The blueberry plants arrived! I wanted to get them in the ground ASAP so I followed the planting instructions and here’s what they told me to do:1. Dig a 2-foot by 2-foot hole. I admit I fudged a little and the holes were more like 18″X18″. A 2-foot...
