by Daisy | Nov 23, 2012 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
This is the first year I planted pineapple sage (above). I didn’t know what to expect, except I heard it was a great “tea” herb, and who doesn’t love making her own herbal tea? Not me, certainly. I watched the thing grow all Spring and...
by Daisy | Nov 18, 2012 | Body Care, Garden, Household, Plants & Uses
Continuing my tincture-making spree, I made rosemary tincture. Rosemary is an herbal powerhouse. It contains antioxidants, known to combat free radicals. I’d heard about free radicals and antioxidants forever, but never knew quite what they were so I looked it...
by Daisy | Aug 13, 2012 | Garden, Plants & Uses
I like novelty in the garden. Weird stuff, in other words. If the seed catalog makes it sound odd enough, it goes in my cart. Last year I planted wonderberries, and this year they planted themselves. Wonderberries are small, pea-sized berries grown on short, tender...
by Ivory Soap | Jun 30, 2012 | Garden, Intermediate Gardening
(EDIT 8/12/12: The download is corrected and no longer has a year on it.) Why, oh, why did I put 2009 on that planner? The truth is that you can use it every year. The year doesn’t matter. The frost date never changes. But, the program I used to make this...
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....
