AAnightowl, rosemary doesn't repel insects, not even tomato cutworms, but it is a great herb. We have two very large rosemary bushes that I prune...
So glad to hear you are doing better! Please take care of yourself, and post when you can and when you want.
Two of my favorite posters, Carolyn and Mart, are giving great advice on this topic. As an experiment, I took my oven thermometer out and placed...
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Our harvest baskets are hung from the barn beams. I wanted one particular basket the other day and a bird flew out and scolded me proper! I took...
Went to the garden today to cut some broccoli side shoots, and I couldn't resist "dibbling" for potatoes. I came up with four golf ball sized...
I second Eileen's "well done!" Here on the farm we use, re-use, and use until something is no longer usable. Large plastic coffee containers are...
Mswanson, the truly dead leaves will be crisp. Some may be on the way to crispness, but if they just feel leathery, leave them on and they may...
Meanwhile, get it away from the brick wall. We are in Texas also, and have found that brick holds and even magnifies heat. Follow Toni's advice,...
Dirtmechanic, that is just slightly scary. However, in the garden with proper dim lighting at night, it might keep predators at bay! (Also...
Odif, thank you for the garlic compliment. I can't believe with all you do, all you grow, all the pruning and trimming you do, that you were "too...
Catdaddy, we plant garlic in early fall, as you do; little green shoots come up almost immediately and then just sit there until February-ish; and...
Good Friday morning all ... Literally! Netty, it took me a minute to get that. Wish I were as quick as you! It's still breezy here, which means...