Roma tomatoes in this area are very, very prone to blossom end rot. I save egg shells, grind them up, and put about 1/2 cup in the planting hole...
Red! Something red! Dwarf Zinnias, red geraniums, whatever strikes your fancy as long as it is RED!
Spring is such a wonderful time, and also full of aches and pains after a few months off! Glad to see you back in the dirt, enjoying your gardens.
Welcome from Central Texas! You'll notice that most of us post where we are on our avatar so advice and suggestions are appropriate to your area.
What a rarity! Please keep us posted on its growth and bloom (which it will, being under your care.)
Toni is right--as soon as they have germinated take off the plastic dome. If you've never done this before, you haven't encountered the dreaded...
Donna, when we moved here there were two pallets of bricks in front of the barn. Slowly they have become edging for gardens, supports for pots,...
Welcome from Central Texas--a small farm about half-way between Temple and Waco. We are a fun and friendly group here, with some really great...
You have earned a bit of spring, Captain! Congratulations to you, and to the robins.
During a garden tour, one of our guests decided to pick off all the "worms" from our Passionflower vine. Fortunately one of the guides caught him...
Donna honey, if worms are faster than you, perhaps you ought to buy some roller skates! Aren't they lovely? I adore our worms and am very careful...
Enjoy your new toy! And, we like pictures of the inside of a lens cap, too . . . .
Hello and welcome from Central Texas! We all have days like that, and when we do we come to the Stew for support and sympathy. :setc_026:
Ronni, African violets are easy to propagate. Take a leaf, put it on damp soil in a pot, and let it root. I always put an old-fashioned hairpin...
I'm going to hit the thrift store tomorrow--those are great hangers, and a wonderful re-use. The inventiveness of some folks is simply amazing!
A GARDEN SHED! Oh, how wonderful for you. It will have to be lovely to go with the rest of your garden, and be such a great place for tools, pots,...
Playing with flowers is so much more rewarding than cutting grass (don't tell my hens that--they love fresh clippings in their coop). When I laid...
Cheryl, I'm sorry you were disappointed with the Master Gardeners' plant sale, and I think you made the right decision to give the group a pass....
Told my husband about this and his reply was that people who mess around with HTML a lot are not likely to EVER contract a STD :lol: .
Hank, in #14, substitute "Hank" for "Grandpa", and "read his posts" for "see him." You are a gem!
