It is amazing the variety and quantity of veggies and fruits that you grow! Bees can be a lot like cats--they do what they do, and humans just...
Picked green beans and prepped them for freezing. A dear friend stopped by for eggs, beans, cucumbers, squash, red onions, and a loaf of French...
Our garden statue, Gorg, is all ready to celebrate the 4th of July. My husband is the one who helped him get into his costume. [ATTACH]
A friend of mine wears gloves and long sleeves when picking okra--she is really sensitive to the prickles. There is a variety of okra sans...
Odif, I did shake it once a day, and it smells like Dark Lady, just doesn't have much taste yet. I think I may be impatient, and expect the rose...
Happy Birthday to a wonderful lady! Hoping your special day is everything you want.
I must have done something wrong. The rose vinegar is pretty--very deep pink colored--but doesn't taste of the rose. I packed the pint jar with...
Ed, May your birthday be the happiest! Enjoy your special day with your bird friends, your balcony garden, and your pals here on the Stew.
We have had deer, a fox, raccoons, rabbits, an owl, snakes and turtles in our backyard and barn lot. The only damage we've had is the raccoons...
Well, people who drop by unannounced and want a jar of honey, I give them a jar and tell them to go get it! Our regular customers know our honey...
Carolyn, she'd faint dead away! In addition to offering great, home-grown and fresh vegetables at the farmers' market and at your home stand, you...
Those cloud formations are beautiful, and at the same time scary! You're pretty brave to go out and get photos like that (some of us would be...
Eileen, I wish I had a heart of gold (and thank you for your kind but misguided opinion of me). I just enjoy gardening, and get such satisfaction...
According to a neighbor (who doesn't garden) I plant too much--too much squash, too much cukes, too much beans--you get the idea. She was...
AAnightowl, the mamacat has progressed to actually wanting to be petted at meal time. One of the yellow kittens rolls over for a tummy rub, and...
Odif, what good news! It is also good news for the homeowner--having you tend the garden will be so good for the plants. I just got in from...
Oh my, that is one happy clematis! It is such a lovely shade of blue. Do you have other clematis? We have a Texas native clematis called Leather...
Silkie, you don't have to buy mulch if you have tree leaves or grass clippings. I try to get at least 3" of mulch around plants, and if I have...
You are off to a good start, that's a good looking garden! You are so smart to start small. Many new gardeners plow up two acres, plant, try to...
Ed, the plant is a fern, an "understory" plant that likes shade. Cut off the brown parts, keep it moist but not soggy wet, and put it where it...
