Toni, I just loved your caption! Congratulations for making so many of us laugh out loud.
There is no view comparable to the view a plowman has of his horses (my uncle used to say this often). He had a pair of Belgians he used in the...
Netty, that is not good news :( ! I plan to use the French marigolds because they also purportedly repel nematodes (I've never seen a nematode,...
Eileen, thank you so much! I've printed out your list and will plant as many of the "dislikes" as possible. Sure beats trying to cage in or...
Happy Birthday! Be sure to tell your bees that it's your special day--they do like to celebrate.
Toni, you and Eileen help make the Stew such a great forum for all of us. Thank you both, and thank you, Frank. As others have said, this is a...
We have rabbits, not the cute cuddly ones with lop ears, but the kind that hops around the garden selecting lunch options. I read that marigolds...
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...
