Islandlife, I'll take it--just send that fog, mist and dank day down here! Planted the leaf lettuces and spinach this morning and am hoping the...
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) here in the USA, many poultry owners kiss and cuddle their chickens, and even allow them in the...
Netty, with your green thumb and boundless energy, I don't know why anyone else bothers to make entries in the fall fair! You'll clean up with...
Walnut tree roots and wood contain juglone which is toxic to many plants. It is best to avoid walnut chips and shavings. If the content of the...
Toni, we have the Texas Rock Rose also, but it isn't as prolific as the Peruvian, at least for us. We got our orginal PRR at a small nursery in...
Toni, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Randy, and for your insurance to pony up. Please let us know how things are going for him. It's muggy...
Oh, yes it is possible, but it takes a while. Start with putting 2" to 4" of compost on top of your "cement" and watering it well. Then scratch...
There is a very hardy shrub, Peruvian Rock Rose (pavonia peruviana) that has burst into bloom with our recent rains. It is absolutely care-free,...
Yes, the orb spider is also known as the "Gardener's Friend" since it takes care of so many harmful insects. I dearly love to see a grasshopper...
Margie, those birdhouse gourds are not our gourds since our ladle gourds have "convoluted" stems. They make good dippers for bird seed, potting...
We grew ladle gourds a couple of years ago. Those got picked when the vines started to die off--yellowing leaves and the stems attaching the...
Welcome! It would really help to know where you are (state, if you are in the USA, or province if in Canada, or area if in UK, etc.). If you keep...
2ofus, we are waiting for out nighttime temperatures to match your daytime temperatures! I still have to turn on the hens' coops fans around noon,...
I've never seen the measurements mixed, even in really new recipes. I have a conversion chart in my ring binder cookbook and sometimes I have to...
Anyone wearing these plaid shorts has a death wish--death by drowning!
I had hoped to mow the back yard today, but although the temps were in the high 80's, the humidity beat me down! Perhaps I'll mow on Sunday when...
Welcome! This is the friendliest, kindest, and most knowledgeable bunch of people you'll ever meet! We love to help new gardeners, experienced...
We fenced a small seasonal garden to keep rabbits out. Even though we have a healthy population of coyotes, and a bobcat or two, the rabbits...
Perfect caption! Congratulations, Islandlife!
Raddang, I had to wipe the slobber off my monitor screen--mussels, haddock, scallops, monk fish--that market is heavenly! I could seriously hurt...
