Liono, rosemary roots fairly easily in a 50/50 mix of perlite and vermiculite. If those two components aren't available, a sterile starting mix...
Happy Birthday! I do hope you have a lovely day and coming year.
Jerry, are you closely related to my husband? I keep a paper-and-pencil list in the kitchen, adding to it as I run low on things, or think of...
When I sprained my ankle and couldn't drive for a few weeks, my husband took me to the grocery. I leaned on the cart and went up and down the...
The anticipation, the hoping for many blooms, and finally the realization of the flowers make up for the transient nature of the blossoms. Your...
Beautiful! I was stunned by the lovely Spanish country side, from Granada to Barcelona, and places in between.
Toni, I sympathize--we are putting on our waterwings and moving the chickens to high ground--3/8" overnight. The rain came through in bands, short...
Thank you all for the kind comments! KK, the cloves are there, hiding under the dirt and a heavy coat of the outer paper covering. When the heads...
Helping others is one of the most rewarding things we can do, and it sounds as if you are going to be amply rewarded! The only danger is...
Oh my stars, that is so lovely, so colorful, and so work-intensive! I admire those who crochet and knit. Such patience and talent--amazing.
As I have likely posted before, there is a very informal seed/plant swap locally. If I have too many seeds of something, I offer them to friends...
Yesterday we pulled our first garlic--the ones with the yellow leaves and were looking "done." We only harvested about a dozen heads since the...
We've missed you, and are very happy you are back! Please catch us up on all we've missed in your garden and life.
As far as I can see, the barrel isn't rifled, but it would make a great musket!
I have to admit to not being much of a fan of okra, but that sounds delicious! I don't have a source of dried prawns, but we do have fresh shrimp...
Great caption! There was pretty stiff competition on the photo, but your caption "captured" it!
Each time I read Carolyn's garden activities, I get tired, also envious.:smt002 Yesterday I got the tomatoes cultivated and picked lettuce. I keep...
We get spam e-mails all the time, none are malicious (as far as I know). The funniest one is from "Dennis" who wants to help me manage human...
[ATTACH] The gray clouds have disappeared, and today we have sunshine, puffy clouds, and happy gardeners! Morning temps were in the mid-70's,...
I rigged a sling for the pumpkin in the compost pile. For some reason the largest pumpkin decided to escape and was hanging over the top board....
