According to this morning's reports, the east coast wasn't hit nearly as hard as predicted. There is a two-hour delay for schools and Federal...
To all our members on the east coast who are anticipating the crippling storm, please stay safe and warm! Reuters is reporting a "crippling"...
We lived in upstate NY, and about the third year of vegetable gardening I found Tendergreen bush beans, and stuck with them for the next 20 years....
Stew members are my gardening friends. They know more than I do but don't rub it in, and are sympathetic, funny, and a constant source of...
Oh, envy!!! We have had one lone grebe in our pond, and once, only once, three shovelers. I really like your photo of the ducks. With all the rain...
Happy Anniversary, and may you have many more!
Amish Paste are right on schedule! They moved from the heat mat to under the lights this morning. I'm so happy! :smt041
We received just over 1" of rain yesterday, and the pond is overflowing and we have standing water in the driveways and the front flower bed....
Yeah Donna, but your worms don't lay eggs (well, they probably do but not the kind you want for breakfast!). :smt078
Oh yes, we have rain, too! It started as sprinkles about 7 p.m. last night, and right now at 12:45 we have an inch of rain. This was supposed to...
Okay, I know y'all are getting tired of the Texas brag about gardening, but I decided to risk your collective wrath and tell you about the tomato...
Eileen, there was a brand of shaving cream called "Burma Shave" and the company posted signs along roadways, usually three or four signs, each...
Oh, lordy Hank, I remember taking a road trip with my parents--I must have been about five or six--and looking for the Burma Shave signs along the...
Thought you had hit 60 degrees today, as we did! I'm so anxious to plant, but I know there will be cold days coming, and the soil isn't warmed....
Toni, we aren't sure how well the Winesap will do here, but we figured to give it a try. Even if we don't get apples, we may get a good looking...
Syd, that is an argiope! I know what you mean about the webs--I carry a stick to go from the house to the barn every morning during "spider...
For all of you with the itch--I have eight 9-cell starter blocks filled with various tomato seed varieties. I spent Sunday (yesterday) afternoon...
My dear husband let me slip my leash and go to the feed store--we came home with five pounds of Yukon Gold seed potatoes. We've never grown these,...
Another good one, Jerry!
Syd, we have a similar spider here, Argiope, and I'm always happy to see them in the gardens. They are also called "gardener's friend" because...
