Bertie, here is a variation on the recipe: Mine calls for vermiculite instead of sand. The recipe calls for 2 parts portland cement, 3 parts...
The gemstone book sounds interesting also. I had the name of the garden column collection wrong. :oops: It's actually titled "The Essential...
Ah, gardening season. Just never seems to be enough time to even get in a decent nap! I am finding the time to read a very good book...
Thanks so much for the info. Have always wondered how to do the leaf motif. Was on the internet looking for stepping stone recipes, when I...
Don Knotts was a truly unique personality. Has there ever been anyone like him? And his comedic timing was impeccable. I loved him in "The...
That's funny Dooley. At least Mr. Nameless remembered he had it and actually knew where it was.
:lol: He,he, that's a good one :!:
Cold again. 27 F. but feels much colder due to strong winds. Also does not help when yesterday was 60 F. Crazy, but the occasional 60 F is better...
This is from one of my all-time favorite books, "Dirt" by William Bryant Logan. "Holes are the archetypal place of discovery. Who needs to...
The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. --George Bernard Shaw
Somehow I missed this thread, so I'm going to try to start it back up as this is thoroughly enjoyable: Nature is a revelation of God, Art is a...
GRASS PATCH INSTRUCTIONS Soak 1/4 cup of wheat berry seeds in a glass jar for 12 hrs. This is the same kind of grass seed you see growing in...
It's a gorgeous day here in Pataskala, Ohio, good ol' USA. It's supposed to get to 50 F. which is just another Spring teaser as this week end...
I'm going to try my hand at parsley this year. It's supposed to attract butterflies, so I'm going to plant it near my milkweed, which is supposed...
I've had pretty good luck using one of the "brush on" types of poison. Wait until it is actively growing, cut it, then brush the poison onto the...
What? Me worry?
EJ, what kind of trees are you planting?
Al, that is very interesting about the wind chime as weather predictor. I have always liked the fact that I can hear when the wind picks up...
Oh, thanks for your hard work Frank. I'm looking forward to a map; that will be a lot of fun to watch it fill in.
Dawn, when is your "frost-free" date? In central Ohio, we can usually plant tender plants by the 15th of May. They used to say the 30th of May,...
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