Honeybees are very calm, quiet, and non-agressive. If you have flowers (as most of us do) you have bees. Unless you have a reaction to a bee...
Oh my, that is truly lovely, and so tidy! How you keep up with it all is amazing. you obviously have an eye for design and great use of space....
FBG, no, that doesn't make you a Luddite (and bless you for knowing what a Luddite is!). It makes you good member of the Stew!
Flowers didn't jump in my cart, but they snuck into my car! We went to a friend's home who innocently said he had too many old-fashioned petunias...
You're home! Now, relax, take a deep breath, and get gardening! Very happy for you :-D .
Carolyn, when the bees seek you out as their new hostess/landlady, you must be doing something right! Hope your bees settle in and start carrying...
Vacuuming? Next you'll tell me you dust furniture! Sheesh, the things folks find to occupy their time. :roll: Actually, I have an Eureka World...
I didn't mean to imply that there is anything wrong with social sites, or the folks that use them. It just struck me that the Stew (clean,...
Chocolate, The guy down the road who can grow anything, has a banana tree. He actually got bananas last year! His tree is next to a metal...
I read an article that said many websites had less participation because members were using "social media" sites. They preferred to talk to people...
Ed, there are ground feeders and there are top feeder birds. We find that the cardinals eat what is in the feeder, but the sparrows toss out a...
Welcome to the Stew! You'll find lots of friendly gardeners here, lots of inspiration for your writing, and, if possible, we'd love to see your...
Well, they feed on nectar and pollen, so they pollinate. That's about the extent of their beneficial impulses. They excavate holes to live in,...
When I up-pot any of my seedlings, I use the same sterile starting mix they started in, but increase the strength of the liquid fertilizer. I use...
Hello to Central New York from Central Texas! We'd all love to see photos of Boris and Natasha, your flowers and anything else you wish to show!...
My stars! You'd better plan on having neighbors come for breakfast with all those bananas! That flower is fascinating. I'd never thought of it...
If by "maxed themselves out in their containers" you mean they are rootbound (when removed from the container there is a mass of roots all...
Dooley, I'm afraid I'd be asked to leave the community gardening project if I did that!
Very stupid! After spending years telling people to keep their mint in a pot because mint runs, I just planted spearmint in the ground. I know, I...
Oh, Carolyn, that is absolutely super! You did such a good job getting it up and running. Sorry I can't help with the Elephant Ears--they...
