I use a garlic & rotten egg mixture for deer :)
Hmmmm......what we in New England are calling 'stink bugs' look a bit different. In the last few years they have been invading our homes during...
I have had good luck with aluminum foil collars around plants. But I think that was meant to "foil" slugs (& it does a goes job with them). I...
Barb, I am very impressed with your energy (& your husband's as well!!)
Cherylad, I think you and Jewell are right: the garden is overgrown. I should probably start by thinning out what I have. I am thinking of...
Thanks Coppice. Now that you describe it, I realize I have several!
Thanks Jewell for your comments. It seems to me that this area of the garden is too much of a hodge-podge. And it is a very visible area, what...
[img] Here's the problem, deer munched yews, boring landscaping ( photo / image / picture from Cayuga Morning's Garden ) [img] Here is same...
I like it! I also like Cherylad's advice about using your lawn mower to be a guide for the edge of the garden bed. Reduces difficult mowing....
Oh! But now you have a bare canvas for painting upon! I think others have made this suggestion, but I will as well. I would pull up those...
Hi Donna, Maybe Toni is right, to use a knife. I just knocked the plant out of its pot and pulled apart some of the stems and corresponding...
It looks like something I was plant sitting for a friend. At her request, I repotted it and divided it. All divisions are doing fine.
Coppice--I don't know if you are joking or not (what is an anvil pruner?) but I was thinking that Ronni could consider keeping one of the box...
Congrats Kiasmum! Great photo. For me, it captures the essence of spring.
Ronni--A variety of shrubs of different colors & textures can be interesting. If you are worried the euonymous will get too tall, there are other...
I do so love a Sammy smile!
film495--I have to hand it to you, I am intrigued by what you are planning. I have never heard of a food forest but am picturing something very...
film495, I have used clover & perennial rye as good cover crops to increase nitrogen in the garden soil. I have typically planted them in the...
Hey Philip! Thank you! I am always on the lookout for gardening videos, radio talk shows, etc. These are great. Thanks.
Hi Film495, I am impressed with your approach! Truly. I have had the same dilemma and I have simply watched the sun distribution on the...
