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 Daisy | Jul 23, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
If you grow cilantro for its leaves and have never let any of it go to seed, you are missing out on Chapter 2 of this herb. Cilantro will flower (with a fragrance only its mother could love, maybe) then form seed pods. After the seeds pods have dried (in situ is...
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 | Jun 16, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
It’s been a while since I harvested the garlic and the bulbs have been curing spread out on a large table on the screened porch. Today was braiding day. Some directions say to braid right away while the leaves are still green and flexible. Some say to wait...
by Daisy | Jun 15, 2009 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
Here’s the last garden plan, for the last plantings of the season. (If you don’t know when that is for you, print out our Fall Garden Planner. Yes, it’s already time!) This plan is still worked out according to companion planting rules, but it has...
