by Daisy | Jul 22, 2011 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
Pruning holds a mystique for me. It’s the purview of the elite, experienced horticulturist, not a bush-leaguer like me; a craft bordering on art in its extreme forms, and it scares me. My first experience with pruning, other than hacking away at overgrown...
by Daisy | Jul 18, 2011 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
Next to tomatoes and peppers, fresh basil is arguably the best thing about the summer garden. We’ve been luxuriating in it. Everything tastes better with basil in it, even dessert. I spread some basil butter on zucchini bread and almost fell out of my chair....
by Ivory Soap | Jul 14, 2011 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
Committing to plant placement gives me the willies. Thankfully, my neighbor had the solution. A potted herb garden! 1. Gather a selection of interesting pots. 2. Fill them almost to the top (about 4 inches shy) with potting soil. 3. Place one perennial herb in...
by Daisy | Apr 19, 2011 | Garden, Plants & Uses
Years ago, like most college students, I lived by myself in a cabin at the edge of a big woods. Let’s try again. Years ago, like most college students, I spent my summers walking along fencerows picking elderberries for homemade jam. No? Maybe that’s why...
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...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 31, 2010 | Beginner Gardens, Garden
I promised that I would get a Garden Journal going for my Home Management Notebook, so here it is. Garden Journal Year XLS : Calculates the dates if you enter your area frost date and tells you what to plant. Sheet one is Spring, sheet two is Fall. Garden Journal...
