Barb, enjoy your mums, and start planning for next year. There will be a next year, Sandy notwithstanding. Stay safe (I know you will have...
Badgers I don't know about, but I do know foxes jump! We have fox here in Texas, even in our pasture. They can jump at least 4' in the air, maybe...
Carolyn, after hurricanes Rita and Ike, the highways heading east out of Texas were jammed with utility trucks, and with semis loaded with...
Well, after bragging about not bringing anything in, I now have six rooted rose cuttings sitting in the laundry room! It isn't the chill (we...
Purpleinopp, I wasn't joking :roll: .
Hearing the forecast for the weekend for the east coast of the US is certainly scary! I hope you all in those states stay safe. If the storm hits,...
Different rose varieties bloom differently. Some bloom once a year, some bloom spring and fall, and others bloom more frequently. If you can tell...
Cheryl, it was worth the wait to see you and your handsome husband!
Hank, I hope I don't have to wait until I'm 90 to be as wise as this lady! #21 reminds me of my grandmother--she saved every new sweater,...
Viceroy, nice grass! Kiasmum, what a nice photo--I love people with dog pictures.
Thank y'all for your kind comments--but actually it was the gardeners themselves who made this a successful second year. No, I won't be starting...
Bermuda grass! I spend a lot of time yanking it out, sometimes by the root, and sometimes not (the root can go way, way down). I think the best...
I must say that I am so darned proud of our "community gardeners"! We had an in-ground garden at the local housing authority, as well as container...
Gosh, what a shame your tomatoes didn't do too well :roll: ! That is an impressive harvest, especially for the last of the garden. Now is the...
Mart, I had not thought of using broccoli leaves to cover the cauliflower. If this shade cloth thing doesn't work out this fall, I'll try using...
Glad you are back! Catch up on what you missed--it shouldn't take more than a day or two at your new computer :-P !
Jerry, I don't have your scientific turn of mind, so no control plant, and no monitoring of sunlight. I'll just be content to get attractive...
Wow Donna, I'd come help shovel just to see what the beds look like when finished! I think the Swiss Chard Cheryl is referring to is "Bright...
Our house in upstate New York had resident ghosts--the retired farmer and his wife, who had built the home in 1870. We would find small things...
In the past I have grown cauliflower, but the heads always yellowed. I tried tieing the leaves over the heads, but the leaves were too short (or...
