Margie, The point of removing bottom leaves/branches is to prevent soil borne diseases (dirt with the disease hits the leaves during watering or...
Cheryl, Old roses (antique or own-root roses, not grafted hybrid teas) don't require a lot of fertilizer, especially in our climate. If there is...
Happy Birthday! I hope it is the beginning of a green, growing year!
Cheryl girl, I've said it before and I'll say it again--you have a green thumb all the way up to your elbow! That is a lovely rose, with a lovely...
Our garden features a cross-toed gargoyle. What does that say about me? I also have engraved rocks that say "welcome" and have a sun on them, and...
EJ, there are nurseries with worse-looking plants than yours! You have an impressive array of really healthy transplants there. Let us know when...
Simply lovely! The one thing I miss here in Texas is having a true spring--we seem to go directly from winter to early summer. Seeing your lovely...
Oh, what a nice Mothering Day gift! That nursery sure knows how to treat customers well. Your hyacinths will thrive and bloom for you next...
Lovely! After the winter you just endured, you and the "hungry dude" deserve all the best spring can offer.
You will have a great garden there! By all means use the fence, either as a trellis for things like cucumbers and pole beans, or for hanging...
Jerry, I am sure you and Captain understand what you said. It's Greek to many of us less mechanically inclined. "Starting relay, solenoid"? If I...
Captain, I do hope your lawn tractor is up and running soon, with no more difficulties. We have an extra rat snake in the barn and I'll ship...
Eileen, the scent is very light, but also very pleasant. Toni, if it weren't for barbed wire, I'd have to take an emergency trip to Wal-Mart to...
That wind! I put laundry on the line and ended up fetching our "drawers" out of the field. I either need stronger clothes pins or a sheltered...
I snuck out yesterday afternoon, hoping the god of winds wouldn't see me, and got some more rose photos before the wind came up and all my...
Judging when to go from 3" to 5" pots is a matter of "guess and by golly" for me. When the plant looks big enough to be up-potted, I do it. By the...
Tomatoes I up-pot twice--first to a 3" pot and then to 5" or larger, depending on the variety (the Sungolds grow fast, so I go from a 3" to a...
It looks like a white Wisteria to me. If so, it is a vine that is easily trained into tree form, as yours is. It won't get much bigger (taller)...
Oh, I wish we had an owl! Screech owls are one of the best, right up there with barn owls! How lucky you are Captain--probably because of all...
At first I couldn't figure out what was supposed to be funny, then the action started! Thanks for sharing this with us. Did you notice that...
